"THIS IS NOT A PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION
2nd September, 2019
PLEASE NOTE - this correspondence is being sent to my solicitor but should be taken as a protocol letter in contemplation of the commencement of civil litigation. Please provide a protocol response within 14 days.
Factual Matrix
At 12.54 in 26th September, 2018 : one or more low-level employees, believed to be xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ordered direct covert surveillance of myself
“Would you be able to let me know directly via email if Julian Saunders appears at reception at any point in the future please?”
I shall refer to this as the “initiating request”.
As a lawful visitor to Oldbury Council House from time to time this is in direct contravention of Article 8 of the European Contravention on Human Rights ie it is an interference with the right to respect for private life. Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 provides that it is unlawful for the Council to interfere with those rights save in accordance with the law.
One or more employees complies with the initiating request. One is believed to be someone called Barbara Everson, believed to be xxxxxxxxxxxx. An employee called “Lee” may have also been involved. This is a non-exclusive list:
26th September, 2018 the initiating request was acknowledged “Will do [redacted name] I’ll let the team know as well and get them to email you directly. He was in yesterday 15.00 hours after elections.” (Please identify which “team” this relates to.)
14th November, 2018 “Skidder in OCH reception”;
4th January, 2019 “Julian Saunders - he is in the building”.
There is also reference on correspondence which includes Maria Price that recorded telephone conversations were being made without notice to myself.
RIPA
The covert surveillance was not in respect of a specific investigation as required by law.
The RIPA definition of surveillance is wide and includes any activity involving observing persons, their movements or other activities or communications. The covert surveillance was monitored as shown by the emails above.
The surveillance was covert as I was unaware that it was taking place,
The surveillance was taken in such a manner that it was likely to result in the obtaining of private information about me.
Authorisation
I believe those behind the unlawful initiating request are low-graded employees and clearly not authorising officers within the meaning of the Act.
The unlawful surveillance was otherwise than by way of an immediate response to events or circumstances where it was not reasonably practicable to obtain prior authorisation. Further there was no activity on my part in lawfully using a public building that would warrant RIPA authorisation.
The very detailed RIPA authorisation process was not followed by SMBC at all.
Remedies
I expect the immediate suspension of staff who participated in this unlawful activity pending disciplinary investigation;
A public apology;
Damages.
Julian Saunders"
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Sounds like a scene from 'The Intelligence Men!' - Morecambe & Wise ("Schlect")
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