In message , john royce
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"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-07-02 16:50:30 +0100, "john royce" said:


"Clive" wrote in message
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The Police will only visit the accused person IF there is evidence to
prove
beyond reasonable doubt that he/she comitted the offence. If there were
any witnesses or CCTV or even an admission from the person this will be
a start. You think you know who it is, but proving it is another thing.

Would ringing the suspected offender up, and tricking them into *not*
denying that they did it and recording the conversation count as enough
to
get the police to pay a visit to the offender?

It's illegal to record a phone call without telling your interlocutor that
you're doing so.

illegal to who? Lord Keith Vaz recently recorded a private phone
conversation with Mayor Boris Johnson and made the contents publicly known.
Not so illegal then ?


The person being recorded has to be told that the call may be recorded
for security (or other) purposes, I believe, even if it's in a recorded
message announced before the conversation begins.
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June Hughes