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.