‘As many as 20,000 town hall snoopers
have assumed powers to enter people’s homes without a warrant and
search for information, a survey revealed last night. The
research details for the first time how a raft of intrusive laws has
allowed council staff to barge into homes and businesses uninvited.
The bureaucrats are benefiting from the
1,043 state powers of entry in primary and secondary legislation
– more than 400 of which have been created by Labour. These
include checking for fridges which do not have the correct eco-friendly
energy rating, making sure a hedge is not too high and inspecting a
property to ensure ‘illegal or unregulated hypnotism’ is not taking
place.
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