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Sent: 03 February 2011 08:46
To: Wilkie, Ian
Subject: RE: General enquiry RIPSA
Ian
Your e-mail to our central enquiry team has been passed to me.
In amongst other things, I have responsibility for the general policy of
RIPSA.
The UK Coalition Government is currently working on new provision
which will amend RIPA. Basically, this will introduce a system of
judicial approval for local authority RIPA authorisations for directed
surveillance, CHIS, and requests for communications data. In respect of
directed surveillance, authorisations will also need to meet a new necessity
threshold in terms of the likely custodial sentence the target of the
surveillance might receive.
In terms of directed surveillance and CHIS, the RIPA provisions will
not apply in Scotland as, as you no doubt know, RIPSA is the relevant
legislation. Communications data, however, is a reserved matter, and the
provisions on that will therefore apply to local authorities in
Scotland.
The Scottish Government has no plans at this time to introduce
similar provision in RIPSA in relation to directed surveillance and CHIS.
Happy to chat further if that would be helpful.
Graeme Waugh - Safer Communities
- Police Division: Organised Crime Unit: IP & CT – Room 1W.R - St Andrew’s
House - Regent Rd - Edinburgh EH1 3DG - (013124) 42869
From: Wilkie, Ian
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Sent: 03 February 2011 08:25
To: Central Enquiry Unit
Subject: General enquiry RIPSA
I write to enquire if the Scottish Government has any plans
, similar to Westminster , regarding changes to RIPSA.
I am aware of the work done by Lord MacDonald QC for the
Westminster Government .
I look forward to hearing from you .
thanks
Ian Wilkie
Head of Legal & Democratic Services
Scottish Borders Council
Council Headquarters
Newtown St Boswells
by Melrose
TD6 0SA
01835 825006
www.scotborders.gov.uk
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