Lib Dems secure protection for journalists
Police will be told they need a judge’s permission to access journalists’ phone records, the Home Office has said.
A temporary measure means officers must follow the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and get legal permission to obtain any communications data.
The move comes after strong criticism of the way police were using the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) to access journalists’ sources…
Calls within government for the change had been led by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
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