About RIPA
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) Forms
Information about the forms RIPA practitioners need to complete.
Use of RIPA forms
Decisions about using regulated investigatory powers must be recorded as they are made. This is the case for:
- applicants seeking authority to undertake regulated conduct; and
- authorising officers and designated persons who consider and decide whether to grant authority or give notice for that conduct.
Forms to record applications and decisions in writing are available to public authorities which use RIPA. Download the RIPA forms
Adapting RIPA forms
Public authorities may use these forms or adapt them, for example to include corporate logos or images or to combine review and renewal, or renewal and cancellation forms.
However, if public authorities adapt these forms for their own purposes - to record extra information that is not strictly necessary to ensure and demonstrate compliance with RIPA - that additional local requirement should be indicated as being distinct from the necessary recording of RIPA considerations and decisions.
If you have any questions about these forms, any comments about how useful they are or would like to propose a redesigned form, e-mail the RIPA team.
