Surveillance
Rutland County Council (“the council”) only carries out covert surveillance where such action is justified and endeavours to keep such surveillance to a minimum. It recognises its obligation to comply with Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) when such an investigation is for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or preventing disorder and has produced the RIPA Policy for the use of covert surveillance, covert human intelligence sources (CHIS) and the acquisition and disclosure of communications data.