Corporate Policy and Procedures Document on Accessing Communications Data

A record should be kept where any error occurs in the granting of an authorisation, giving of a notice or as a consequence of any authorised conduct.

Reportable Error

Where an error results in Communications Data being wrongly acquired or disclosed, a report must be made to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner by the person responsible for the error.

Recordable Error

Where an error has occurred but is identified before any data has been acquired or disclosed, a record should be kept by the Council.

A list of reportable and recordable errors is provided in the Code of Practice.