Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012

The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must cause a general register to be kept.

The general register is to specify —

for each application under this Part made by a law enforcement officer of the agency (including an application for variation of authority) —

the date of the application; and

whether the application was formal or urgent; and

whether the application was made for a cross‑border controlled operation or a local controlled operation; and

whether the application was for a retrospective authority under section 25; and

whether the application was granted, refused or withdrawn; and

if the application was refused or withdrawn, the date and time of the refusal or withdrawal;

for each authority under this Part granted to a law enforcement officer of the agency —

the date and time when the authority was granted; and

whether the authority was formal or urgent; and

whether the authority was granted for a cross‑border controlled operation or a local controlled operation; and

whether the authority was a retrospective authority granted under section 25; and

the name, and rank or position, of the person who granted the authority; and

each relevant offence in respect of which controlled conduct under the authority was to be engaged in; and

the period of validity of the authority; and

if the authority was cancelled, the date and time of cancellation; and

the date and time when the authorised operation began and the date of completion of the operation; and

the date on which the principal law enforcement officer for the operation made a report on the operation under section 36; and

if the authorised operation involved illicit goods, to the extent known —

the nature and quantity of the illicit goods; and

the route through which the illicit goods passed in the course of the operation;

details of any loss of or damage to property, or any personal injuries, occurring in the course of or as a direct result of the operation;

for each variation of authority under this Part —

the date and time when the variation was made; and

whether the variation was formal or urgent; and

the name, and rank or position, of the person who made the variation.