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the most credible new leads—and that leads lacking credibility are resolved in the most appropriate way, without significant covert investigative resource.
216. The IHM uses four key principles against which to assess leads: Risk, Credibility, Actionability and Proportionality. This is known as 'the RCAP Framework'.
| Risk: |
| What is the likely impact if the information/intelligence is not addressed?
What is the likelihood (directly correlated with credibility) of it taking place? What are the associated vulnerabilities? What is the imminence of any associated threat? |
| Credibility: |
| How reliable are the origins of the information/intelligence?
What is the content and context of the information/intelligence? What is the intent and capability? Has the information/intelligence been corroborated (including adverse traces)? |
| Actionability: |
| Does the intelligence or information contain any details on which MI5/Police can take specific further actions, or exploit intelligence or investigative opportunities? |
| Proportionality: |
| Having considered the above factors, is it necessary and/or proportionate, both in terms of legal and statutory obligations and existing priorities and resource constraints, to investigate further? |
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