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My Neighbours Open and Read My Mail!?
I live in London in a converted house of 4 studio flats. When my neighbours find letters addressed to me (even letters from the bank) they open them, read them and then leave them on the floor.
I know that reading someone else's mail is a criminal offence but I don't know who to complain to.
Please let me know who can help me. Thank you.
I know that reading someone else's mail is a criminal offence but I don't know who to complain to.
Please let me know who can help me. Thank you.
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Well all I could find was this:
"In most cases, this practice is legal as, unfortunately, British citizens are not protected by a privacy law. An act of 1985 makes the 'international interception' of communications illegal, but this is primarily aimed at unauthorised telephone tapping.
Significantly, the Post Office Act 1953 prohibits the opening of 'any postal packet' which ought to have been delivered to another person. In practice, however, this protection for private mail is limited since an offence only arises if it is opened 'wilfully and maliciously with intent to injure another person'. Needless to say, this can be very difficult to prove."
"In most cases, this practice is legal as, unfortunately, British citizens are not protected by a privacy law. An act of 1985 makes the 'international interception' of communications illegal, but this is primarily aimed at unauthorised telephone tapping.
Significantly, the Post Office Act 1953 prohibits the opening of 'any postal packet' which ought to have been delivered to another person. In practice, however, this protection for private mail is limited since an offence only arises if it is opened 'wilfully and maliciously with intent to injure another person'. Needless to say, this can be very difficult to prove."
It is an offence under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA 2000), which specifies:
1. - (1) It shall be an offence for a person intentionally and without lawful authority to intercept, at any place in the United Kingdom, any communication in the course of its transmission by means of-
(a) a public postal service
In the first instance, you should contact Royal Mail Customer Services and cite RIPA 2000.
1. - (1) It shall be an offence for a person intentionally and without lawful authority to intercept, at any place in the United Kingdom, any communication in the course of its transmission by means of-
(a) a public postal service
In the first instance, you should contact Royal Mail Customer Services and cite RIPA 2000.
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