On 2009-07-02 17:17:27 +0100, "john royce" said:


"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 ?

It is illegal if you intend to make the contents known to a third
party, to be more precise. So, if you record a conversation between
yourself and someone else and don't tell the someone else that you
intend to pass it on to e.g. the police, that would be illegal, AIUI.
You would need the permission of your correspondent to pass the tape on
to a third party. That is why you hear those "your phone call may be
recorded for trainining purposes" announcements. You're being warned
that your conversation may be heard by someone other than yourself and
the person you're actually talking to.
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