Agenda and draft minutes

Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 31st March, 2025 2.00 pm

Venue: Remote Meeting via Microsoft Teams. View directions

Contact: Sophie Webb Senior Governance and Democracy Officer

Items
No.	Item
29.	Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 11 March 2025 PDF 111 KB View item 29. as HTML 22 KB Minutes: 29.1 The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2025.
30.	Disclosure of Interests Disclosure by all Members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct. Minutes: 30.1 There were none.
31.	Urgent items Notification of any items which the Lead Member considers urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda. Minutes: 31.1 There were none.
32.	Reports Minutes: 32.1 Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.
33.	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (as amended) ('RIPA') and Investigative Powers Act 2016 ('IPA') update PDF 195 KB View item 33. as HTML 12 KB View the background to item 33. View the decision for item 33. Report by the Deputy Chief Executive Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 33. PDF 173 KB Minutes: 33.1 The Leader and Lead Member considered a report by the Deputy Chief Executive. DECISIONS 33.2 The Leader and Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the County Council’s Policy in relation to the use of covert investigative techniques (‘the Policy’) as set out in Appendix 1 of the report. REASONS 33.3 The Policy is formally reviewed on an annual basis to comply with the requirements of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (as amended) (‘RIPA’), Investigative Powers Act 2016 (‘IPA’) and the Home Office codes. In accordance with recommendations made by the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, elected members of a local authority should set the policy at least once a year.