Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) provides for, and regulates the use of, a range of investigatory powers by a variety of public authorities.

The Act deals with a number of areas, some of which are wholly or partially not applicable to the London Borough of Redbridge. Part II of the Act is relevant to the London Borough of Redbridge and includes;

• Directed Surveillance
• Covert Human Intelligence Sources

Redbridge Council uses all powers at its disposal to investigate fraud and criminal matters. The powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) have only been used after careful consideration and strictly in accordance with the act. The use of these powers has resulted in a number of successful conclusions to benefit fraud and criminal investigations. There are four Officers in the Council who are authorised to sign RIPA applications.

RIPA Authorisers

	Chief Executive, Head of Paid Service	0208 708 2100
Emma Vick	Counter Fraud Manager	0208 708 5255
Sasha Taylor	Head of Community Protection & Licensing	0208 708 4792
Pervinder Sandhu (general queries)	Operational Director Assurance and general queries	0208 708 2168
Agnes Adrien (requests for an URN)	Interim Chief Legal Officer	0208 708 2503

The Council’s policy and procedures with regard to the use of the RIPA regulations (PDF 489KB)