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Law enforcement requesting passwords from companies?
Could UK law enforcement enforce s.49 of RIPA 2000 on a company outside the UK, say Snapchat, Facebook, or Google, in order to retrieve a user's hashed password from their database to log into that ...
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Is mere accusation without evidence other than testimony of the accuser, grounds for arrest in the UK?
Several years ago I was stopped in public by the police. Someone had 'identified' me as abusing them in terms of their gender two years before that. Had that happened, I suppose it would have been ...
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UK: What information are the police legally required to collect when going door-to-door, and why?
A few days ago, a police officer knocked on my door in the evening and asked whether I had noticed any disturbances in my street earlier in the day - he said it was in relation to reports that they'd ...
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Under what circumstances are you required to stop and/or answer questions by the police?
After this case of suspected harassment by the police in England in response to refusal to provide a name while walking to catch a train I wondered when you are required to stop, and when you are ...
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Is it illegal for a police officer to buy lottery tickets?
I work retail and one of my jobs includes upselling lottery tickets. I was told by a police officer (clearly on duty & uniformed) that it was illegal for them to buy one while on duty as it is ...
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Powers of Entry when it is summary-only offence
I was watching this YouTube video by Crimebodge. At 10:10 he explains that the police only have powers of entry to arrest somebody for indictable offences (like rape), and not for summary offences (...
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Are the police compelled to share a criminal's details with the victim?
A quick hypothetical. If I was assaulted, and provided video evidence to the authorities which the police used to successfully catch my assailant, would the police have to share my assailant's details ...
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What powers do Transport for London revenue inspectors have (for example, compared with British Transport Police)?
Can they arrest or otherwise apprehend you, or demand to search your belongings? What is their repertoire of capabilities?
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Do the police have to kick someone out the house if the owner demands it?
I phoned the police to kick my in laws out the house after they started to take my furniture when they were only meant to take theirs (splitting up with wife). They came but refused to kick them out ...
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How quickly will they obtain a warrant?
If the police are investigating a cyber-crime, and all they have is the IP address and they obtain the details from the ISP, how quickly will they usually obtain a search warrant in order to preserve ...
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Is an IP address of a phone an Admissible piece of evidence in court? [closed]
If and IP address of a phone was used as evidence in court and that was the real only part of evidence the prosecution had, would that alone be enough evidence to prosecute the defendant?
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IP address details
Usually how long does it take for the police to acquire IP details from the ISP now they no longer need a warrant to serve them under the snoopers charter.
Would they usually then come and search your ...
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How can UK police fine people when it is not supported by law?
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During the COVID pandemic, police officers have taken to fining members of the public who break government guidelines (exercising too far away from their houses, exercising more than ...
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can police accept my guilt in a state of shock?
can the police legally take my admission to a car crash when I am in a state of shock in the middle of a car crash? and if not under what act?
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Rights of UK police home visit, no warrant
Police turned up at the door the other day and were unfortunately let in by my very distressed mother before I got to the door (I would have checked warrant, ID etc through door first). My brother and ...
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