Issue - meetings

Following an annual review process, the Regulation of Investigatory Power Act (RIPA)and Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) Policy was updated with some minor changes to include reference & links to Home Office Code of Practices for Covert Surveillance and Property interference (Aug 2018), Interception of Communications (Dec 2022) and Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Dec 2022) and other relevant legislation.

BCP Council has not made use of powers under RIPA or IPA during the 2022/23 financial year.

BCP Council has completed and sent its statutory nil-return for the 2022 calendar year to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (IPCO).

The Head of Audit and Management Assurance presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'F' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

It was reported that, following an annual review process, the Regulation of Investigatory Power Act (RIPA)and Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) Policy had been updated with some minor changes to include reference and links to Home Office Code of Practices for Covert Surveillance and Property interference (Aug 2018), Interception of Communications (Dec 2022) and Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Dec 2022) and other relevant legislation.

It was confirmed that BCP Council had not made use of powers under RIPA or IPA during the 2022/23 financial year and that BCP Council had completed and sent its statutory nil-return for the 2022 calendar year to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (IPCO).

RESOLVED that Audit and Governance Committee notes that the Council has not made use of powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act or the Investigatory Powers Act during the 2022/23 financial year.

Voting: Unanimous