37Audit of records

37 Audit of records

37 Audit of records

(1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must arrange for the records kept under section 36—

(a) for each authority in respect of the agency that authorises the use of an assumed identity in a participating jurisdiction, to be audited—

(i) at least once every 6 months while the authority is in force, and

(ii) once in the 6 months after the cancellation or expiry of the authority, and

(b) for each other authority in respect of the agency, to be audited at least once every 12 months while the authority is in force.

(2) The audit is to be conducted by a person appointed by the chief officer.

(3) The person appointed to conduct the audit—

(a) may but need not be an officer of the law enforcement agency, and

(b) must not be a person—

(i) who granted, varied or cancelled any of the authorities to which the records under section 36 relate, or

(ii) who is or was an authorised person under any of the authorities to which those records relate.

Note—

The functions under this Act of the chief officer of a law enforcement agency (including that of granting authorities) may be delegated under section 39.

(4) The results of an audit are to be reported to the chief officer.