HC Deb 17 May 1988 vol 133 c377W
Mr. Cran

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria are used by his Department when determining whether to grant licences to users of radio surveillance equipment.

Mr. Butcher

I have been asked to reply.

There are three main criteria which are applied to decisions about licensing radio surveillance equipment:

  1. (1) Does it meet the necessary equipment performance requirements laid down by the Department?
  2. (2) Are the necessary frequencies available?
  3. (3) Is the equipment to be used for a legal purpose?