RIPA Forms Guidance - version 3 (April 2010)

A guide to completing the Home Office forms for Directed Surveillance and CHIS

Part 2 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) governs the way local authorities do directed surveillance and make use of a Covert Human Intelligence Source (CHIS). Each covert investigation involving these surveillance techniques has to be properly documented using the correct standard Home Office forms. Incorrect form filling is a regular criticism made by the Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC) when doing compliance inspections of local authorities.

Ibrahim Hasan has developed this detailed guidance specifically tailored to the needs of local authorities. It consists of each form reproduced with detailed notes on how to complete each section. Over seventy different organisations have so far taken advantage of this unique resource. At a time of increasing pressure on local authority budgets, the RIPA Forms Guidance Document will save you time and money.

Version 3 of the Guidance has been fully revised in the light of the new RIPA Order and Codes of Practice, which came into force on 6th April 2010. The Home Office forms still make reference to the old codes. Our forms are reproduced with references to the new codes.

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GUIDANCE CONTENTS

Version 3 (April 2010) of the Guidance includes each RIPA form with:

Detailed notes on how to complete each section
References to the new RIPA Codes and Order
References to the OSC Procedures and Guidance Document

Other useful documents including:

A detailed briefing note on the new RIPA codes and the changes they make to the local authority RIPA regime
Revised colour flowcharts to help officers decide what type of surveillance they are undertaking
A list of common mistakes to avoid
A suggested template form to be used when doing non RIPA surveillance, not available elsewhere

PRICES

HARD COPY (£199 plus vat) - This is for one full colour bound copy.

CD ROM (£299 plus vat) - This is for a CD Rom containing an electronic version of the whole document as well as Word and PDF versions of each form with guidance notes. This comes with a with a perpetual multi user license allowing you to upload the guidance/individual forms onto your intranet site and to make as many hard copies as you need for internal use. You can also amend and customise the guidance to suit your organisation's specific surveillance operations. You will also receive one colour bound copy for free.

33% DISCOUNT - If you have a bought a previous version (hard copy or CD ROM) you will automatically qualify for a 33% discount on the above prices.