Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Culture, Strategy, and Engagement. To be introduced by the Leader of the Council.

Cabinet are asked to note the report, which provides information on the Council’s use of its powers under RIPA.

The Leader of the Council introduced the report which informed Cabinet about issues relevant to the use of investigatory powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000.

RESOLVED

To note the use of RIPA by the Council.

Reasons for decision

The RIPA codes of practice state that members should review the Council’s

use of investigatory powers at least annually. Therefore, although the powers

under RIPA have not been used in recent years, it is nevertheless important

for members to be aware of the extent of usage.

Alternative options considered.

The alternative would be not to bring the information on usage of the powers

to Cabinet. If the Council’s use of investigatory powers was not noted, the Council would not be complying with the codes of practice and so this alternative has not been considered.