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Title
Demonstrate basic knowledge of managing covert human
intelligence sources (CHIS)
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people who work in
compliance roles in public sector organisations. It covers the
basic and introductory level of knowledge required of people
who are, or intend to become, handlers of covert human
intelligence sources (CHIS). People credited with this unit
standard are able to: describe the overall process for recruiting
and managing CHIS; explain the identification of potential CHIS
and their value; explain registration of a CHIS; explain CHIS
standard handling procedures; and explain processing CHIS
intelligence.
Classification
Public Sector Compliance > Public Sector Compliance
Investigations
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 18503, Demonstrate knowledge of the intelligence
analysis process, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and
skills.
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is an introduction to the management of CHIS. It does not include
knowledge of CHIS recruitment as this aspect of CHIS management is a highly
specialised process.
2
Legislation applicable to this unit standard may include but is not limited to:
Evidence Act 2006;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987;
Official Information Act 1982; and
specific legislation mandating the powers and duties of persons carrying out a
compliance role in an organisation with respect to its compliance role and/or any
other legislation applicable to a particular compliance situation (e.g. Fisheries Act
1996, Resource Management Act 1991).
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Legislation includes any applicable subordinate legislation such as regulations,
bylaws, and licence conditions. Any legislation superseding any of the above will
apply for the purpose of assessment.
3
Demonstration of knowledge and skills must be consistent with any applicable code
or codes of conduct such as the New Zealand State Services Code of Conduct,
Standards of Integrity and Conduct (available from http://www.ssc.govt.nz) and/or
any other organisation-specific code or codes of conduct.
4
This unit standard is intended to be used with reference to a compliance organisation
that has policies and procedures (organisational requirements) in place for managing
CHIS. These policies and procedures must be consistent with internationally
recognised good practice in terms of British, Canadian, and other international case
law regarding duty of care to protect the identity of CHIS. If a candidate’s
organisation does not have such policies and procedures in place, assessment may
be based on another compliance organisation’s organisational requirements or on
supplied policies and procedures that are consistent with internationally recognised
good practice.
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Definitions
Compliance (role of) refers to the role, in a public sector organisation, of assessing
compliance subjects’ levels of adherence with regulatory requirements and carrying
out any appropriate intervention.
Compliance subject refers to a natural person or an entity that is subject, in a
particular compliance context, to being regulated.
Covert human intelligence source (CHIS) refers to someone who does not want their
identity to be revealed and who has an ongoing relationship with a compliance
organisation for the purpose of providing information or intelligence. A CHIS is also
referred to as a human source or source. CHIS may refer to a source or sources (i.e.
singular or plural).
Duty of care, for the purpose of this unit standard, relates only to protecting the
identity of the CHIS.
Handler refers to a person within a compliance organisation who manages CHIS.
Intelligence, for the purpose of this unit standard, refers to CHIS-provided
information.
Organisation refers to a public sector organisation, as listed in the Public Sector
Directory at http://psd.govt.nz/list/index.php.
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policies, procedures, and
methodologies which are documented and are available in the workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the overall process for recruiting and managing CHIS.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Description is consistent with organisational requirements.
Range
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Description identifies organisational criteria to be met for a compliance
practitioner to participate in the CHIS recruitment and management process.
Outcome 2
Explain the identification of potential CHIS and their value.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Explanation includes how to identify suitable CHIS in terms of meeting
organisational intelligence requirements.
2.2
Explanation includes criteria for being CHIS, consistent with organisational
requirements.
2.3
Explanation includes value of CHIS to a compliance organisation.
Outcome 3
Explain registration of a CHIS.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Explanation includes creation of a profile in relation to CHIS registration,
consistent with organisational requirements.
Range
3.2
includes but is not limited to – name and details of CHIS, type or
types of information CHIS is capable of supplying.
Explanation includes risk assessment as part of CHIS registration, consistent
with organisational requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – risk to CHIS, risk to handler, risk to
organisation (including public perception), risk to the community.
Outcome 4
Explain CHIS standard handling procedures.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Explanation includes dual handling in terms of duty of care towards CHIS and
other management of risk, consistent with organisational requirements.
4.2
Explanation includes authorisation, supervision, and recording of meetings in
terms of duty of care towards CHIS and other management of risk, consistent
with organisational requirements.
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Explanation includes relationship building in relation to CHIS handling.
Range
4.4
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importance of relationship building, use of interviewing skills, how
to build the relationship, how to control the relationship.
Explanation includes risks of not following standard handling procedures in
terms of consequences.
risks include but are not limited to – exposing CHIS, compromising
CHIS, failure to meet duty of care, loss of control of relationship.
Range
Outcome 5
Explain processing CHIS intelligence.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Explanation includes the sanitising and protection of human source intelligence
in terms of duty of care towards CHIS and other management of risk, consistent
with organisational requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
15 April 2011
N/A
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