Police confirm no warrant was applied for in seizure of journalist's phone records
The Metropolitan police has confirmed it did not apply for a court order to access the telephone records of The Sun’s political editor Tom Newton Dunn during their enquiry into the “plebgate” scandal.
In the statement issued to The Drum, a police spokesman said that the data was requested under the provision of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) which allows police to request records from telephone providers for the prevention and detection of crime. The Metropolitan police said that the request was “proportionate, legal and necessary” and was authorised by an officer “independent from the investigation team”.
Source: The Drum
