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Fly-tipping: Surveillance |
| Question ID: |
1803574 |
| UIN: |
HL7522 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-15 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4184 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Eaton
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Baroness Eaton
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will amend the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to make it easier for local authorities to carry out covert surveillance in areas with a high incidence of fly tipping. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-02 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
533 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answer text: |
Since 2012, local authority authorisations for directed surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 have been subject to enhanced arrangements. This includes a requirement for local authorities to obtain prior judicial approval befo... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |