No hiding place for fly tippers

[Peter Fairbrother]

Watkin Simon wrote:
>> On 1 Feb 2008 at 4:11 PM, David Hansen wrote:
>>
>>> .... or indeed whether that person had the ability in law to require the
>>> disclosure of that data.  If that person is the Manager of a local
>>> authority environmental health service, he couldn't.
>> They would presumably toddle along to some other official in the
>> council and get them to get out their metaphorical rubber stamp. Then
>> it would be "legal".
> 
> If it's mobile location data, it doesn't matter if that person is the Chief
> Executive of the Council THEY CAN'T DO IT.

I'm sure you're correct, Simon, but could you explain why please?

According to my reading of RIPA s.21(4) mobile location data (at least 
to the cell level) is communications data for the purposes of Part II of 
RIPA, and I understand that at least some Councils can demand 
communications data.

Thanks,


-- Peter Fairbrother