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Barging In: Estimated 20,000 Council Officers in Britain Able to Enter Private Property

Research conducted by Big Brother Watch reveals that there are at least 14,793 officers in 73 per cent of local councils in Britain who can enter private property without requiring a warrant or police escort.

Barging In is the first nationwide survey of the number of officers in each Local Authority holding the power to enter a private home or business without requiring a warrant or police escort. Through Freedom of Information requests sent to every single local council in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Big Brother Watch has arrived at a total figure for the number of environmental health technicians, anti-social behaviour officers, safety control inspectors and so on who, on 15th June 2009, if they so wished, could enter your private residence or place of work.

To read the full report ‘Barging In’, which includes detailed information on every local authority, please click here.

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Big Brother Watch Posted in Press Office, Research and reports
  • Chrisholvor

    Since the Labour governments ultra intrusive Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act – successive  councils have used powers designed to combat terrorism to check the likes of rubbish disposal. As if the useless Blunketts bobbies weren’t infringement enough , and the
    incredible ‘extended police family, purchasing ploice powers for poorly trained security staff from
    A.C.P.O a Private Limited Company whom the government allows to act as a quasi government organisation. Why do we put up with this intrusive nonsense? I will only demur to people whom I recognise as having Police powers legitimately – with as little respect as I can muster-Bugger the rest.