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
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