Accessibility Options

S22A Agreement under the Police Act 1996 (as amended) for the collaboration for Covert Human Intelligence Sources function.

Decision

To sign the Section 22A Agreement under the Police Act 1996 (as amended) for Cambridgeshire Constabulary for the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) collaboration agreement which provides a statutory basis for the police function of authorising CHIS.

Decision Summary

The Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Business Coordination Board meeting on the 7th August 2017 discussed and agreed to the proposal for Sec 22 agreement (“the Agreement”) which provides a statutory basis for the police function of authorising CHIS.

The Board approved that the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Constabulary should sign the updated Section 22A Agreement to effect the collaborative arrangements for the purpose of providing efficient and effective policing.