Regulation of Investigative Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Applications - Find a freedom of information request

Please could you assist in the following:

1. How many Regulation of Investigative Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Applications were submitted by council staff in 2017, 2018 and 2019?

2. How many council staff are currently trained to enable them to submit a Regulation of Investigative Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Application?

3. What was your training budget in 2017, 2018, 2019 for Regulation of Investigative Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Training?

4. Was any of your training budget made up by grants? If so, how much? No

5. What training courses did you commission in 2018/2019 on the topic of Regulation of Investigative Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)?

a. How many sessions of each course did you commission?

b. What was the price per course?

c. Who delivered each course? Red Snapper

d. What was the method of delivery (e.g. face or face, online etc.)Face to Face

6. What is the name of the councils Monitoring Officer?

a. What are their contact details?

7. What are the names of the councils Authorising Officers?

a. What are their contact details?

1.

2017 – 3 Directed Surveillance, 3 CHIS
2018 – 1 Directed Surveillance, 5 CHIS
2019 – 1 Directed Surveillance, 6 CHIS

2. TS - 28

3. No specific budget allocated – TS training budget £15,500 each year

4. No Training Grants Received.

5.2019 - 1) RIPA for applicants, 2 RIPA for Authorising Officers

a. 1) 20 attendees 2) 1

b. 1) £1000 2) £265

c. 1) Red Snapper, 2) Bond Solon

d. 1) Face to Face, 2) Face to face

6.

a. David Coleman, Chief Legal Officer, Legal Services, County Offices, Newland.

7.

a. Head of Safer Communities

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