1. When did any council employees last receive any training under RIPA or RIPSA?
18/12/2017 – RIPA Briefing
20/05/2019 – RIPA Briefing
21/11/2019 – open source RIPA Training
05/08/2022 – RIPA AO and pre / SAO Training
12/08/2022 – Briefing for RIPA SAO
16/08/2022 – RIPA application and Authorisation Training Course

2. What training was undertaken?
As above.

3. Who delivered this training, i.e., if this was an eternal organisation the name of the organisation and the fee paid?
RIPA Training and RIPA Briefing – ITS Training
Open source – via Rushmoor Borough council from an external provider

Approx. £1,000 plus VAT
Open source – approx. £500.00

4. Name and email address of any people in the organisation performing the following roles:
a) Senior Responsible Officer: Susan Parsonage, Chief Executive
b) Authorising Officer: Susan Parsonage, Chief Executive
c) RIPA monitoring officer: Andrew Moulton, Assistant Director, Governance

5. When was your last inspection by IPCO and when is the next one scheduled if known?
02/12/2016. Next inspection not known.

6. Do you have a RIPA/RIP(S)A policy, if yes where can this be found?
Yes. It can be found on the council’s website on the agenda for Council dated 17/09/2020 where it was approved Agenda Item: Changes to Constitution including RIPA.