Morning all
I have a question on RIPA
I am reviewing the policies for a client. The e-mail policy states that
they:-
'can open and read staff eMails in accordance with the Regulation of
Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA 2000) and the Telecommunications (Lawful
Business Practice, Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000. This
means that the we can intercept a communication or eMail in the course of
its transmission in order to:
. establish the existence of facts or,
. ascertain compliance with regulatory or self-regulatory practices or
procedures which are applicable to the system controller in the carrying out
of his business or applicable to another person in the carrying out of his
business where that person is supervised by the system controller in respect
of those practices or procedures, or
. ascertain or demonstrate the standards which are achieved or ought to be
achieved by persons using the system in the course of their duties, or
. in the interest of national security, or
. for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or,
. for the purpose of investigating or detecting the unauthorised use of that
or any other communication system.'
I always thought that RIPA related to the powers the police, security
services and law enforcement agencies could use.
Am I right or can my client include the above in the policy?
Many thanks
JASON PARKER-SMITH
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