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Originally Posted by Rob M
I believe the police actually have the right to enter any property, and take such action as they deem necessary, if they believe and can demonstrate that doing so was necessary to prevent a crime being comitted.
I might be wrong though.
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Prevention of crime isn't a good enough reason.
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“No one has the automatic right of entry to someone else’s property without consent — that applies to police officers and members of the public and whether it is unsecured is irrelevant.
“Police need a warrant from a magistrates court if they wish to do this or they may enter a property if they believe an offence is being committed.
“With regard to this initiative, they neither had a warrant nor were they dealing with an offence.
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