Bid to curb powers of entry to private homes Print E-mail

15 January 2010,  Yorkshire Post

A fresh bid to curb wide-ranging powers for officials to enter private homes was launched in the Lords yesterday. Spearheading the move, Tory Lord Selsdon said he had unearthed about 1,200 powers of entry in dozens of different Acts of Parliament. He called for a code of practice to put strict limits on entry powers for all cases except those involving suspected serious crime or terrorism.

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