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Increasingly staff engaging in investigations using covert techniques are finding themselves under the microscope from the Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC), the courts and more recently the media. We understand that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and the Scottish equivalent, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act (RIPSA) are still proving problematic for investigators, managers and Authorising Officers alike. (All further references to RIPA also include RIPSA).
You want some first-class training that allows you to actually understand the legislation, it's links to the Human Rights Act and how to practically apply it so that when called to account you can clearly explain your rationale for obtaining (or not obtaining) an authority under RIPA. Well that' us!
All of our RIPA training is up-to-date and reflects changes introduced by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. We're trusted by over half of UK police forces, in excess of 100 law-enforcement and public authorities and numerous other agencies because we have trained them all in RIPA. Read these testimonials about our RIPA training.
Not-For-Profit Rates & a Money-Back-Guarantee
The Training Consultants Ltd, one of the leading RIPA training providers in the UK, offer everything you need at a NOT-FOR-PROFIT RATE with a MONEY-BACK-GUARANTEE if we don't deliver exactly what we promise to do for you. And unlike our competitors, we can continue to support you after the training has finished.
We tailor-make our RIPA training for you so that it relates to the exact type of work that you do and we also offer dedicated training programmes for Authorising Officers, Gatekeepers or Applicants and RIPA Awareness training for anyone who needs some knowledge of this legislation. Once trained we are happy to support you with advice regarding the application of RIPA and operational activity.
Under Scrutiny?
Recently there has been a significant increase in the number of Applicants, Gatekeepers and particularly Authorising Officers being called to court or tribunals to defend their RIPA applications and authorisations. We have personal experience of how difficult this situation can be and this is magnified if you do not know where the defence are likely to try to ambush you. This does not need to be a problem as we can use our barrister to conduct a courtroom scenario in order to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to prepare you to give evidence at a court or tribunal surrounding your RIPA application or authorisation.
The consequences of getting it wrong can be dramatic including the removal of the powers conferred under RIPA, as a result of an inspection by the Office of Surveillance Commissioners, or even the awarding of unlimited compensation to a person who convinces The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) that they have been the victim of erroneous RIPA activity.
Our RIPA training programmes are designed to use a variety of training methods which include practical exercises in the preparation of applications and authorisations, examination of case studies and presentations to make you as equipped as you can be.
If you have any questions or to secure your FREE half-day of consulting,
contact us now on 0845 310 43 46
info@ripa-training.info
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