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Use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act - Norwich City Council
A Freedom of Information request to Norwich City Council by John Walker
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John Walker
25 July 2008
Dear Sir or Madam,
Use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
How many times, to date, has the Council used the powers of RIPA to
obtain information on it's constituents?
What is the breakdown of these requests by each department within
the council?
How many times, to date, has the Council been refused the use of
the powers of RIPA?
What is the breakdown of the refused requests by each department
within the council?
Yours faithfully,
John Walker
Lambert, Chris
Norwich City Council
5 August 2008
Dear Mr Walker,
Thank you for your email.
Your request for information is receiving attention. I am making
enquiries to find out if we hold the information, following which I will
write to you further. If we do hold the information and it is not exempt
under the Act, then I will let you know if there is a cost in making it
available.
Yours sincerely
Chris Lambert
Democratic Services Officer
Norwich City Council
01603 212490
[email address]
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Lambert, Chris
Norwich City Council
22 August 2008
Dear Mr Walker,
Thank you for your email requesting information concerning the Council's
use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. Please find below
the information you requested.
How many times, to date, has the Council used the powers of RIPA to
obtain information on it's constituents?
Ten times
What is the breakdown of these requests by each department within the
council?
The cases on which authorisations were used were mainly anti social
behaviour but there were also environmental and licensing cases.
How many times, to date, has the Council been refused the use of the
powers of RIPA?
None
What is the breakdown of the refused requests by each department within
the council?
N/A.
In providing you with this information I would like to draw your
attention to the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005,
which came into force on the 1 July 2005. If you intend to re-use the
information provided, you must contact the Council's Communications
Department, as the Council may wish to place conditions on how this
information is used.
Yours sincerely
Chris Lambert
Democratic Services Officer
Norwich City Council
01603 212490
[email address]
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