Investigative Powers Act training

1. How many Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Applications were submitted by council staff in the 2017, 2018 and 2019?

2017: 1

2018: 2

2019: 6

2. How many council staff are currently trained to enable them to submit a Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Application?

All Trading Standards Officers have training to enable them to submit applications, so approximately 60

3. What was your training budget in 2017, 2018, 2019 for Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Training?

We do not hold a specific budget for this.

4. Was any of your training budget made up by grants? If so, how much?

Nil

5. What training courses did you commission in 2018/2019 on the topic of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)? 

Trading Standards commissioned covert test purchase training which involved a RIPA element

a. How many sessions of each course did you commission? 

2

b. What was the price per course? 

£1000

c. Who delivered each course? 

BDG Training Ltd

d. What was the method of delivery (e.g. face or face, online etc.) 

Face to Face

6. What is the name of the council’s Monitoring Officer? 

For RIPA, Dr Virginia Pearson is the Senior Responsible Officer

a. What are their contact details? 

01392 383000 – ask for by name

7. What are the names of the council’s Authorising Officers? 

Paul Thomas , Head of Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service, and Jan Shadbolt, County Solicitor DCC

a. What are their contact details? 

01392 383000 – ask for by name

8. When was your last inspection from the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office?

13th August 2019

9. When is your next inspection from the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office? 

We do not hold this information