Section 7(3) of RIP(S)A requires that any officer within a Scottish police force who grants an authorisation for the conduct or use of a covert human intelligence source must be satisfied that the authorisation is necessary for:the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder;in the interests of public safety, orfor the purpose of protecting public health.Section 28(3) of RIPA provides the following additional grounds:in the interests of national security, orin the interests of the economic well-being of the United Kingdom.The collection and interpretation of intelligence by police Special Branches for these purposes plays an important part in ensuring the safety of communities across the United Kingdom and the Scottish Executive supports this work.Under section 23 of RIPSA and section 65 of RIPA, any person who is aggrieved by any conduct to which the acts apply may...