Councils told to stop using spy laws for 'trivial' issues / Guardian, 23 June 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/23/privacy.civilliberties?gusrc=rss&feed=politics
Nicholas Watt
"Every council in England will today be instructed to stop using tough laws to spy on people over "trivial matters" such as dog-fouling and litter offences. Amid a wave of publicity about "over-zealous" councils using the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to detect minor offences, every council leader will be asked to restrict the use of surveillance to serious offences."