At its meeting held on 19 September 2012 (minute 29 refers), the Audit and Risk Management Committee considered a number of amendments and additions to the Council’s Policy and Procedure on RIPA, as advised by the Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC), together with recommendations from the OSC on the use of RIPA to detect under age sales of alcohol and tobacco.

Further to Minute 29 of the Audit and Risk Management Committee 19 September 2012. The Cabinet considered the report of the Acting Director of Law , HR and Asset Management summarising the use of covert surveillance by the Council between 11 June 2012 and 1 September 2012. 

The report summarised the outcome of the inspection carried out on 8 June 2012 by Sir David Clarke, Assistant Surveillance Commissioner and recommended some consequential amendments to the existing Policy and Procedure on covert surveillance.

RESOLVED:

(1)  the contents of the report on the use of covert surveillance be noted;

(2)  the amendments and additions to the Council’s Policy and Procedure on RIPA as advised by the OSC and as contained in Appendix 2 be approved;

(3)  the Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC)  recommendations on the use of RIPA to select under age sales of alcohol and tobacco be approved; and

(4)  the recommendations referred to in (2) and (3)  above be adopted on behalf of the Council.