Colleagues will be aware of the much publicised letter from the Local
Government Association chair, Sir Simon Milton, encouraging councils to
review the way they use surveillance powers under the Regulation of
Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) to investigate suspected crime. Please
see the link to the LGA press release below:
http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=740231
This has been widely reported in the media especially by the BBC (link below):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7468430.stm
Sir Simon has urged local authorities to “review existing permissions to
ensure that their continuance meets the "necessary and proportionate" test.”
He also recommends having an annual review of the use of these powers.
Has/will the letter have any impact on councils' use of surveillance powers?
I would be interested to hear of your views.
Ibrahim Hasan
www.informationlaw.org.uk
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