FOI Request - RIPA and RIPSA Investigatory Powers
Request 101003068199
1. How many times has your authority authorised operations or investigations under RIPA or RIPSA in the periods:
a) 1 Jan 2019 – 31 December 2019?
b) 1 Jan 2020 – 31 December 2020?
c) 1 Jan 2021 – 31 December 2021?
2. Provide a spreadsheet detailing, in each instance: date approved; the nature of the offence (e.g. graffiti, fly tipping etc.) being investigated; technique(s) used (eg hidden cameras, bugs, undercover agents, monitoring of communications traffic data); date surveillance cancelled; details of if authorization resulted in prosecution/conviction.
3. For each of the periods from (1), how many times was the authority referred to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal as part of a complaint regarding its use of RIPA/RIPSA? Please provide any documents detailing the outcome of these complaints.
Please note I am not asking for details of the defendants or the case itself.
Response 02-06-2022
1.
a) 1
b) 5
c) 3
2.
Date Authorisation Given Name of Investigation Date Authorisation was cancelled
19/02/2019 Monitor sale of tobacco/NVPs to under 18s 18-Mar-19
07/02/2020 Monitor sale of tobacco/NVPs to under 18s 16-Mar-20
25/02/2020 Monitoring sale of possible counterfeit goods online and test purchasing 03-Mar-20
05/03/2020 Monitoring the sale of second hand vehicles including test purchase 18-Mar-20
30/06/2020 Monitoring sale of possible counterfeit goods online and test purchasing 29-Jul-20
26/11/2020 Monitoring sale of possible counterfeit goods online and test purchasing 17-Feb-21
03/03/2021 Monitoring sale of possible counterfeit goods online and test purchasing 17-Mar-21
02/06/2021 Monitoring the sale of second hand vehicles including test purchase 03-Jun-21
No details held in register if prosecutions resulted.
3. None.