"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-07-02 17:17:27 +0100, "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 ?

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.

I sometimes like to wind up the likes of BT when they call by
saying "yes I am interested in what you are selling but do not
consent to being recorded". The next step is quite interesting,
try it some time.

Mike