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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA)
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) provides
for, and regulates the use of, a range of investigatory powers by a
variety of public authorities. The Act deals with a number of
areas:
- updating the law on the interception of communications – to
take account of technological change such as the growth of the
internet
- putting other intrusive investigatory techniques on a statutory
footing for the first time
- providing new powers dealing with encryption – to help combat
the threat posed by criminal use
- ensuring that there is independent judicial oversight of the
powers in the Act.
Some of the areas are wholly or partially not applicable to the
London Borough of Redbridge. However, there are a number of issues
arising from the Act that our Authority needs to deal with. Part II
of the Act is relevant to the London Borough of Redbridge and
includes Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence
Sources.
Redbridge Council uses all powers at its disposal to investigate
fraud and criminal matters. The powers under the Regulation of
Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) have only been used after
careful consideration and strictly in accordance with the act. The
use of these powers has resulted in a number of successful
conclusions to benefit fraud and criminal investigations.
There are 8 Officers in the Council who are authorised to
sign RIPA applications. None of these officers are below
Functional/Section Manager level.
Details of
the Authorising Officers (PDF 14KB).
We have summarised the outcomes of the Authorisations issued by
the Authority since January 2005 below.
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