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Annual Surveillance Report
- Meeting of Audit & Standards Committee, Tuesday, 15th November, 2016 4.00pm (Item 52.)
- View the background to item 52.
Report of the Executive Director, Finance & Resources (copy attached).
Decision:
1) That the Committee approve the continued use of covert surveillance as an enforcement tool to prevent and detect crime and disorder investigated by its officers, providing the activity is in line with the Council’s Policy and Guidance and the necessity and proportionality rules are stringently applied.
2) That the surveillance activity undertaken by the authority since the report to Committee in January 2016 as set out in paragraph 3.3 is noted.
3) That the continued use of the Policy and Guidance document as set out in Appendix 1 be approved.
Minutes:
52.1 RESOLVED-
1) That the Committee approve the continued use of covert surveillance as an enforcement tool to prevent and detect crime and disorder investigated by its officers, providing the activity is in line with the Council’s Policy and Guidance and the necessity and proportionality rules are stringently applied.
2) That the surveillance activity undertaken by the authority since the report to Committee in January 2016 as set out in paragraph 3.3 is noted.
3) That the continued use of the Policy and Guidance document as set out in Appendix 1 be approved.
Supporting documents:
- Annual Surveillance Report, item 52. PDF 92 KB
- Enc. 1 for Annual Surveillance Report, item 52. PDF 685 KB