West End Extra
by JAMIE WELHAM
ANTI-terror laws have been used by Westminster Council to snoop on members of the public 82 times since 2005.
City Hall authorised surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) to spy on greengrocers refusing to convert from imperial to metric measure, investigate an anti-social “street preacher”, monitor retailers suspected of selling knives to children and identify dog-owners who allow pets to foul the pavements.