ABSTRACT
This is clearly quite a general and wide ranging essay which requires knowledge of a number of different areas. It is mainly concerned with the power of the agents of the State to enter private property or to interfere with private property in furtherance of crime control and national security. The following areas should be considered: • the Security Services Act 1989, the Intelligence Services Act
1994, the Police Act 1997, the Interception of Communications Act 1985 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000-safeguards against unreasonable intrusion;
• the influence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in this area;
• ss 17 and 18 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984safeguards in respect of the search and seizure power;
• Code of Practice B made under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act;
• comparison between powers of the security services to enter premises and those of police officers.
