Our Clients Include:
Office of Fair Trading
(OFT)
Greater Manchester
Police
Scottish Prison Service
Bracknell Forest
Council
Metropolitan Police
Ballymena Council
Ministry of Justice
West Midlands Police
B.B.C.
Cabridgeshire County
Council
Police Service of
Northern Ireland
South Beds
District Council
Outforce Ltd
Hampshire Police
Driving Standards Agency
New Forest
District Council
Royal Military Police
Ararna Ltd
HM Prison Service
Basildon Council
Wiltshire Constabulary
Royal Mail Group
South Yorkshire Police
Charity Commission
Devon & Cornwall Police
Forest of Dean
District Council
Lincolnshire Police
Northampton Borough Council
British Transport
Police
Trading Standards
Hertfordshire County Council
Slough Borough Council
Waltham Forest Council
Wiltshire Fire Service
Gambling Commission
Office of Fair Trading
(OFT)
Greater Manchester
Police
Scottish Prison Service
Bracknell Forest
Council
Metropolitan Police
Ballymena Council
Ministry of Justice
West Midlands Police
B.B.C.
Cabridgeshire County
Council
Police Service of
Northern Ireland
South Beds
District Council
Outforce Ltd
Hampshire Police
Driving Standards Agency
New Forest
District Council
Royal Military Police
Ararna Ltd
HM Prison Service
Basildon Council
Wiltshire Constabulary
Royal Mail Group
South Yorkshire Police
Charity Commission
Devon & Cornwall Police
Forest of Dean
District Council
Lincolnshire Police
Northampton Borough Council
British Transport
Police
Trading Standards
Hertfordshire County Council
Slough Borough Council
Waltham Forest Council
Wiltshire Fire Service
Gambling Commission
If you work in the RIPA arena you will know how complicated this piece of legislation can be. Have a bit of fun and give yourself a 'knowledge check' by taking our online quiz.
All of the questions below are actual questions that have been asked of RIPA practitioners in court or at a tribunal and we cover them all in detail on our RIPA courses.
QUESTIONS:
1.What is the definition of surveillance?
2.What is the definition of covert?
3.Authorising Officers should not be responsible for authorising investigations or operations in which they are directly involved. What does directly involved mean? What should be reported and to whom, if an Authorising Officer believes he/she has self-authorised?
4.RIPA has five ‘parts’. What does Part II specifically deal with?
a) Investigation of Electronic Data Protected Encryption.
b) Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources.
c) Acquisition of Communication Data.
d) Interception of Communications.
5. Confidential Information is broken down into three categories? What are they?
6. What is legal privilege?
7. A witness is receiving phone calls, threatening to kill her if she
attends court to give evidence against the defendant. What
authorisation is needed to monitor any further calls?
a) None, it is in the course of a normal crime investigation.
b) An ‘Intrusive Surveillance’ authority is required due to the
nature of the offence.
c) Only a ‘Directed Surveillance’ authority is required if the
witness consents.
d) Such calls may not be monitored under any circumstances as it
is a breach of human rights legislation.
8. Which of the following is included in the definition of ‘property’
under Part III of the Police Act 1997?
i) A shed in the back garden of a suburban street.
ii) The mobile phone of a suspect arrested for shoplifting.
iii) The Filofax of a person arrested for credit card theft.
a) i)
b) ii)
c) iii)
d) All
9.Staff are in an observations post with a high-powered lens
attached to a video recorder. They can see into the living room of the suspects’ house and can clearly see paperwork on the coffee table therein.
Two pieces of paper are utility bills; such is the quality of the lens.
Is this intrusive surveillance?
10.What do the following terms mean?
Necessary
Proportionate
Less intrusive methods
Collateral intrusion
How did you get on?
Click here for the answers.
As you consider these questions though, you may be thinking about how we can assist to develop the skill base of your organisation in RIPA so please contact one of our friendly members of staff to discuss your requirements without any obligation and absolutely NO high-pressure selling.
All of the questions below are actual questions that have been asked of RIPA practitioners in court or at a tribunal and we cover them all in detail on our RIPA courses.
QUESTIONS:
1.What is the definition of surveillance?
2.What is the definition of covert?
3.Authorising Officers should not be responsible for authorising investigations or operations in which they are directly involved. What does directly involved mean? What should be reported and to whom, if an Authorising Officer believes he/she has self-authorised?
4.RIPA has five ‘parts’. What does Part II specifically deal with?
a) Investigation of Electronic Data Protected Encryption.
b) Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources.
c) Acquisition of Communication Data.
d) Interception of Communications.
5. Confidential Information is broken down into three categories? What are they?
6. What is legal privilege?
7. A witness is receiving phone calls, threatening to kill her if she
attends court to give evidence against the defendant. What
authorisation is needed to monitor any further calls?
a) None, it is in the course of a normal crime investigation.
b) An ‘Intrusive Surveillance’ authority is required due to the
nature of the offence.
c) Only a ‘Directed Surveillance’ authority is required if the
witness consents.
d) Such calls may not be monitored under any circumstances as it
is a breach of human rights legislation.
8. Which of the following is included in the definition of ‘property’
under Part III of the Police Act 1997?
i) A shed in the back garden of a suburban street.
ii) The mobile phone of a suspect arrested for shoplifting.
iii) The Filofax of a person arrested for credit card theft.
a) i)
b) ii)
c) iii)
d) All
9.Staff are in an observations post with a high-powered lens
attached to a video recorder. They can see into the living room of the suspects’ house and can clearly see paperwork on the coffee table therein.
Two pieces of paper are utility bills; such is the quality of the lens.
Is this intrusive surveillance?
10.What do the following terms mean?
Necessary
Proportionate
Less intrusive methods
Collateral intrusion
How did you get on?
Click here for the answers.
As you consider these questions though, you may be thinking about how we can assist to develop the skill base of your organisation in RIPA so please contact one of our friendly members of staff to discuss your requirements without any obligation and absolutely NO high-pressure selling.