- Classification
- Information Management
- Download the policy
- Download the Social Media Surveillance Policy
- Service area
- Legal and Assurance/Regulatory Services
- Scope
- This policy applies to “directed surveillance”. Directed surveillance is defined in the relevant Code of Practice as undertaken “for the purposes of a specific investigation or operation” and “in such a manner as is likely to result in the obtaining of private information about a person”. This includes repeated and systematic viewings of a subject’s social media sites.
- Approval body
- Policy and Sustainability Committee
- Download minutes
- Download the Policy and Sustainability Committee Minute of 10 March 2026
- Review cycle
- As required