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UK: Metropolitan Police accused of ‘spying’ on Green Party Councillor

30 October 2013

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"The accusations follow a Freedom of Information request revealing 22 police records relating to the Councillor Ian Driver’s activities as a campaigner in his local area. The majority of entries relate to Driver’s role as an organiser of a campaign protesting against the export of live animals from Ramsgate and Dover ports. One record notes a meeting in support of equal marriage organised by Councillor Driver. The records released to Driver by the Metropolitan Police after he submitted a Data Protection Subject Access Request include 22 database entries covering the period June 2011 until June 2013."

See the full story: Metropolitan Police accused of ‘spying’ on Green Party Councillor (link)

Everyone should read this response to the FOI request: Details of the surveillance of Councillor Driver (pdf)

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