Councils in England and Wales face new restrictions on the use of
surveillance powers for minor offences such as dog fouling and
littering.
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) allows public
authorities to intercept phone and e-mail data and use CCTV to spy on
suspected criminals.
But Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has launched a review after fears it
was being used for "trivial" offences.
The Tories and Lib Dems say Ripa has become a "snooper's charter".
But the government has resisted opposition calls for the use of the
powers to be authorised by magistrates, arguing that the decision to
use them should be left with councils and police. Full story below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8003123.stm
I will be looking at these proposals in my RIPA and covert
surveillance workshop next week in London:
http://www.actnow.org.uk/courses/240
Regards
Ibrahim Hasan
Solicitor and Trainer
www.actnow.org.uk
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