RIP s22 notices SI

[Roland Perry]

In message <3D063639.D97@dmed.demon.co.uk>, Peter Mitchell 
<pete@dmed.demon.co.uk> writes
>> The Benefits Agency (now DWP) broke ranks first, and had powers just
>> like RIPA 21(4)c installed in the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (and
>> also powers to request similar information from almost anyone useful).
>> That didn't cause too much of a ripple, for whatever reasons,
>
>Because no-one happened to notice it, clearly.

No, it was well known at the time, but it seems that catching benefit 
fraudsters is a "good thing" and no-one opposed it. The telecoms 
industry, uniquely, even managed to get RIPA-like cost recovery, which 
the banks don't.
-- 
Roland Perry