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Interception of Communications Commissioner's Office report on Worcestershire Regulatory Services

Meeting: 23/02/2012 - Worcestershire Shared Services Joint Committee (Worcs Shared Services Partnership was dissolved on 31st March 2016. A new partnership was agreed on 1st April 2016 Worcs Regulatory Services Board) (Item 37)

37 Inspection by the Interception of Communications Commissioner's Office (IOCCO) PDF 65 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report which detailed the positive outcome of a recent inspection by the Interception of Communications Commissioners Office (IOCCO).

Mr S. Wilkes, Business Manager, Worcestershire Regulatory Services introduced the report and in doing so informed Members that where a local authority used surveillance or obtained what is referred to as communications data, processes under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and its associated Regulation must be observed. Authorities were audited by two bodies, the Office of the Surveillance Commissioner for directed surveillance and the IOCCO. IOCCO’s inspection which took place during December was effectively an inspection of the host authority, Bromsgrove District Council.

Applications and notices were reviewed by the inspector. He was very impressed with the process that Worcestershire Regulatory had adopted although there were a number of areas for officers to improve their practice as detailed in the report. In light of the good standard of compliance the inspector observed he would not be returning for his next review for approximately 18 months.

RESOLVED that the report be noted