[thombat]

That doesn't automatically mean that any inspection officer will have such power delegated to them, but it may enable it, and the dismal history of the UK govt with intrusive measures isn't reassuring (immediately after the passage of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (2005) it was used to remove an 82-year-old from a hall after he shouted "nonsense" during the Secretary of State's speech)

[toyg]

> That doesn't automatically mean that any inspection officer will have such power delegated to them, but it may enable it

Some council authorities already used them to spy on families, to determine whether to extend such things as school placements and tax discounts.

You have to assume RIPA powers are abused as a matter of routine.

[lozenge]

When the judicial and legislative systems have no oversight, we can assume the power is being used by every executive branch agency all the time.