SIOG2220 - Case identification: surveillance: The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) was introduced to:

• provide a legal basis for the covert activities of various named public authorities including HMRC
• regulate the way in which those activities are carried out
• ensure that a person’s rights of privacy under Article 8 are only interfered with when necessary
• permit the use of covert surveillance and informers (called Covert Human Intelligence Source (CHIS), under RIPA) subject to an authorisation procedure
• provide rights of appeal against covert activities and extend the Chief Surveillance Commissioner’s role to include the oversight of directed surveillance and CHIS

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