So is education and schools not a core function of an LA? Quoting Ibrahim Hassan <[log in to unmask]>: > It may well be fraud; it may be serious but the point is that, since that > Investigatory Powers Tribunal decision in 2006 in C v the Police, it is not > a valid use of RIPA and the powers to authorise directed surveillance. > > Local authorities can no longer use RIPA for surveillance involving any > crime. It has to be a crime relating to the LA's core or regulatory > functions e.g trading standards, environmental health etc. > > I have summarised the decision in the article below: > > http://www.informationlaw.org.uk/USERIMAGES/irrvcvpolice.pdf > > > Ibrahim Hasan > Solicitor > www.informationlaw.org.uk > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > All archives of messages are stored permanently and are > available to the world wide web community at large at > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html > If you wish to leave this list please send the command > leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] > All user commands can be found at > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm > Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list > owner > [log in to unmask] > Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your > needs > To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: > SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] > (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > -- Simon Howarth The Information Edge 37 The Grange Cottam Preston PR4 0LR Office: 0870 991 3696 Mobile: 07836 365588 Webtech Systems trading as The Information Edge, registered in England No. 3428632. More information available at www.informationedge.co.uk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^