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SURVEILLANCE LAW
NEW: OSC Guidance Document - some thoughts - click here
NEW: Home Office RIPA Consultation - click here
How to deal with the News Of the World FOI Request on Surveillance - click here
Common Criticisms in Surveillance Commissioner (OSC) Reports - click here
RIPA and Employee Surveillance (Solicitors Journal - June 2007) click here
Latest Investigatory Powers Tribunal Decision (C v Police) - click here
RIPA Update (April 2007) - click here
Accessing Communications Data : the New Law - click here
Email and Internet Surveillance RIPA: Latest Changes - click here
SEE ALSO : RIPA Communications Data Code of Practice (final version) - click here
BUY IBRAHIM'S VERY POPULAR RIPA PART 2 FORMS
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
Many of you have engaged me to do in house training on surveillance law and Part 2 of RIPA. A common theme running through the questions our trainers are asked, is the lack of clarity and guidance around completing the RIPA forms for authorising Directed Surveillance and use/conduct of a Covert Human Intelligence Source (CHIS).
Poor form filling is a standard criticism made by the Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC) when doing inspections of local authorities. Up to now there has been no published guidance on how to complete the forms properly. This is essential if officers want to take advantage of the RIPA Shield (section 27 defence).
With this in mind, Ibrahim Hasan have developed detailed guidance on how to complete the standard Home Office RIPA forms for Directed Surveillance and CHIS. It consists of each form reproduced with detailed notes on how to complete each section. All the forms are included from application, through to review, renewal and cancellation.