Covert surveillance and ripa regulations

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Dear Wrexham County Borough Council,

You clearly state on your website and in communications with members of the public and foi requests that you perform covert surveillance for minor crimes such as littering. You also argued with someone that you do not need any lawful permission to do this.

Please answer clearly the following.

Since the ripa regulations were brought in and the amendments made in 2012 how do you as an authority legally use targeted covert surveillance for minor crimes that do not satisfy the 6 months imprisonment rule.

If you have a policy outside of ripa in relation to surveillance please disclose it now and make all documents available to the public.

Please state the number of fixed penalty notices that have been issued by your authority using covert surveillance since 2012. Please break this down into paid, unpaid because cancelled, court action successful and court action unsuccessful .

Yours faithfully,

Jayne Jenkins

foi, Wrexham County Borough Council

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Dear Ms Jenkins

 

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Act, please find attached the response from Wrexham County Borough
Council.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Corporate Information Team / TÎm Gwybodaeth Corfforedig

Corporate and Customer Services Department / Adran Gwasanaethau
Corfforaethol a Chwsmeriaid

Wrexham County Borough Council / Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam

 

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