Cover Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) for Supervisors and Managers
1 day course - Online / Classroom delivery
This course is being run throughout the year. Contact us for availability of places.
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Welcome to the CHIS management course.
Security and ethics
This course provides an understanding of covert human intelligence sources (CHIS) covers legal, ethical, and practical aspects of CHIS operations. It includes risk assessment, recruitment, handling, operational security, and welfare considerations, ensuring lawful and effective use of CHIS in investigations. Participants will learn the process of evaluating intelligence, maintaining records, and communicating securely, upholding the integrity of law enforcement practices within the regulatory framework of England and Wales. The course emphasizes ethical management and operational excellence.
Key LeARNING
Key LeARNING
Legal Framework: Understand the legal basis for the use of CHIS within the context of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and relevant codes of practice.
Ethical Management: Recognise the ethical implications and responsibilities involved in managing CHIS, ensuring compliance with human rights and privacy standards.
Risk Assessment: Understand risk assessments concerning the deployment of CHIS, considering the safety of the source and potential legal ramifications.
Recruitment and Handling: Have an awareness of the strategies for the recruitment, handling, and management of CHIS, maintaining their motivation and reliability while ensuring their protection.
Operational Security: Gain knowledge of operational security measures to protect the identity and activities of CHIS from unauthorized disclosure.
Information Evaluation: Understand the process to evaluate the intelligence provided by CHIS for reliability, validity, and usefulness in investigations.
Record-Keeping: Understand the best practices in record-keeping and documentation to maintain a clear audit trail of decisions and actions related to CHIS.
Review and Oversight: Understand the processes for regular review and oversight of CHIS operations to ensure ongoing compliance and effectiveness.
Welfare Considerations: Recognise the importance of the welfare of CHIS and the impact of their role on their physical and mental health.
These outcomes aim to provide investigators with a foundational understanding of the principles and best practices in the management of CHIS, ensuring that operations are conducted lawfully, ethically, and effectively.
Designed by experienced and qualified educators
This programme is designed by qualified educators who understand the construction of curriculum and indicative content to meet the needs of our customers.
Developed by expert investigators
Our developers all have over 30 years’ experience (as police officers) in investigation. Our team has delivered investigation training at the highest level, with a background in operational investigations in serious and complex and major crime including experience of reviews and judicial scrutiny as senior investigators and practitioners.
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