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Surveillance powers of local councils

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Can a local authority conduct an interview under caution with an individual suspected of a criminal offence?

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When determining the ‘date of discovery by the prosecutor’ of an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, SI 2008/1277, how is a prosecutor to determine what that date is? Is it the date when Council staff first became aware of the complaint, the date when a Trading Standards investigator considered an offence may have been committed or when the Council’s legal team concluded that the is evidence an offence has been committed?

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Can a prosecution be brought after a simple caution has been issued? How can a local authority start criminal proceedings for a criminal regulatory offence?

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Time limits for commencing criminal proceedings

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Which coronavirus (COVID-19) offences are local authorities in England authorised to prosecute?

Which coronavirus (COVID-19) offences are local authorities in England authorised to prosecute?This question is answered in relation to the law...
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Produced in partnership with Philip Rule 22nd Aug
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Produced in partnership with Quinton Newcomb of FOUR Law &. Investigations Ltd 18th Aug
Q&As

The offences under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/350 and their Welsh equivalent are specified offences. What does this mean in practical terms? How will these offences be dealt with based on the new Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2020, SI 2020/562?

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Is the correct chain of delegation for most criminal enforcement by way of the Local Government Act 2000 rather than by the Local Government Act 1972 where executive arrangements are in place?

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