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RIPA

Meeting: 11/03/2015 - Audit Committee (Item 37)

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This report advises members on the use of RIPA during 2014.

 

Minutes:

The Committee received a report of the Head of Democracy and Governance which provided the annual update on the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) during 2014.

 

The Chair advised Members that the initials NAFN used in paragraph 3.2 referred to the National Anti-fraud Network.

 

In response to a question from Councillor Khan the Head of Democracy and Governance explained that the two authorisations referred to in the report related to requests for communications data, which included the log details from specific mobile phone numbers.

 

RESOLVED –

 

that the report be noted.