Councils 'snooping' on public
A new report shows local authorities have been using anti-terror surveillance powers to investigate minor offences like dog fouling and families claiming to be in school catchment areas.
Top ten 'snooping' councils
The ten councils who used the Regulation of Investigative Powers Act (RIPA) the most between 2008 and 2011, according to details from Big Brother Watch:
- Kent - 319
- New Castle upon Tyne - 290
- Dundee City - 263
- Bromley - 206
- Walsall - 202
- Birmingham - 194
- Sandwell - 179
- Wolverhampton - 168
- Rotherham - 160
- Brent - 139
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