Ian asks "Are the RIPA guidance notes <snip>incorrect. Or is the Home
Office guidance incomplete?"
The Home Office Guidance is complete - RIPA powers are only usable by those
bodies listed in its Schedules, all of which are public authorities.
The guidance notes are correct . S21 deals with "Lawful acquisition and
dicslosure of communications data". Subsection (3) provides that there is
no civil liability if the acquisition is lawful - and in doing so "creates
civil liability for unlawful interception".
Regards,
Graham
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