Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 2:35 pm on 14 June 2000.

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Photo of Jim Wallace Jim Wallace Liberal Democrat 2:35, 14 June 2000

For completeness I will continue, and then give way.

Grounds for authorisation of covert human intelligence sources, set out in section 4(3), and for directed surveillance, set out in section 3(3), are:

"(a) for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder;

(b) in the interests of public safety;

(c) for the purpose of protecting public health".

I will say later how we propose to deal with the other purposes that are referred to in paragraph (d).