THE WAR ON TERROR
Cambridgeshire County Council has used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act [RIPA], one piece of Labour’s anti-terrorist legislation, to spy on 5 paperboys suspected of not having the correct paperwork. The council has a by-law requiring paperboys to have work permits.
Council officials spied on the paperboys and produced surveillance evidence to secure a conviction.
Local councils have become quite adept at exploiting anti-terror legislation to harass ordinary people. Poole Council used RIPA to investigate parents suspected of not abiding by school catchment area rules. Other councils have used covert techniques to investigate dog fouling and litter louts.
Council officials spied on the paperboys and produced surveillance evidence to secure a conviction.
Local councils have become quite adept at exploiting anti-terror legislation to harass ordinary people. Poole Council used RIPA to investigate parents suspected of not abiding by school catchment area rules. Other councils have used covert techniques to investigate dog fouling and litter louts.
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