Issue - meetings

(i)       to approve the Council’s revised ‘Use of Locating Systems in Vehicles and Devices Policy’ shown at Appendix 1;

(ii)       to note the accompanying procedure and form to the policy at Appendix 2;

(iii)      to note the engagement and consultation already undertaken with Trade Unions; and

(iv)      to note that the policy has been agreed by the Council’s Risk Board and has been reviewed by the data protection team as part of the risk process.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer Services which sought approval for the revised ‘Use of Locating Systems in Vehicles and Devices Policy’.  The report advised that the policy had last been updated in 2015 and set out the consultation work that had been undertaken with staff representatives and Trade Unions.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the Council’s revised ‘Use of Locating Systems in Vehicles and Devices Policy’ shown at Appendix 1;

(b)      note the accompanying procedure and form to the policy at Appendix 2;

(c)      note the engagement and consultation already undertaken with Trade Unions; and

(d)      note that the policy had been agreed by the Council’s Risk Board and had been reviewed by the data protection team as part of the risk process.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.

-      COUNCILLOR NEIL COPLAND, Convener