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Sir Ian Blair

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:49 pm
by DavidS
He is in trouble again, this time for recording telephone calls which he has made or received. What exactly has he done wrong?

Re: Sir Ian Blair

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:01 pm
by Peter
To me, he's show great cunning. When the shit hits the fan, the politicians are going to deny everything, and hang him out to dry to take the fall for another of their failed policies. having a few secret recordings will be very useful when the MPs start saying, "we never said, agreed that"

He's still a politically correct ineffective twat though.

Re: Sir Ian Blair

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:15 pm
by Red vee
To reply in a S56 way..
DavidS wrote:

> He is in trouble again, this time for recording telephone calls
> which he has made or received. What exactly has he done wrong?



He recorded the telephone coversation without making the other person aware of the fact and a third person also heard parts of the conversation. The excuse Ian Blair gave was that the call he was expecting between him and the other party was about a complex matter that he might need to refer back to at a later time.

Re: Sir Ian Blair

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:40 pm
by Peter
I was under the impression it was legal for a recording to be made if only one of the parties involved was aware of it.

Re: Sir Ian Blair

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:58 pm
by DavidS
I still maintain on this occassion he has done nothing wrong and he should not have apologised. Most of us have had experience of being accused of saying something we did not in the course of a telephone conversation. In the circumstances he was taking a wise precaution.

Re: Sir Ian Blair

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:11 pm
by MisterC
No consent is needed if the recording is solely for personal use of one of the parties involved in the conversation, however to share it with anybody else does require consent. That's where Blair went wrong.

Re: Sir Ian Blair

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:49 am
by DavidS
I am not at all sure about this. What legislation does it come under?

Re: Sir Ian Blair

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:34 am
by mart
This may not be the most up to date info


Mart