No right of local authorities to enter homes without consent.
I understand that local authorities and utility employees have, under certain circumstances, the right to enter private homes without the consent of the owner. One such scenario is in order to inspect alterations or improvements which the householder has made to the property before revaluation and rebanding for rating purposes. This is an outrageous infringement of individual civil liberty. Except where a criminal offence has been committed or an emergency (like a fire or burst water pipe) occurs, local authority officials and public utility employees should have no right enter a property without the consent of the owner.
Why is this idea important?
I understand that local authorities and utility employees have, under certain circumstances, the right to enter private homes without the consent of the owner. One such scenario is in order to inspect alterations or improvements which the householder has made to the property before revaluation and rebanding for rating purposes. This is an outrageous infringement of individual civil liberty. Except where a criminal offence has been committed or an emergency (like a fire or burst water pipe) occurs, local authority officials and public utility employees should have no right enter a property without the consent of the owner.