‘An army of almost 20,000 council busybodies has the right to barge into homes and businesses under bizarre powers to check on pot plants and fridges.
Despite a Tory pledge to curb ‘intrusive powers of entry’, a report revealed yesterday how many town hall snoopers can enter properties uninvited – and the astonishing and often outdated justifications for doing so.
There are still at least 1,065 pieces of invasive legislation that let bureaucrats inspect someone’s home, often without a warrant or police escort.’
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