ISSUING DEPARTMENT/AUTHORITY

DATE

REASON/GROUNDS

REMIT

Prosecution/Conviction

LB Harrow -

Head of Service

April 2005 - July 2005

with monthly reviews

Directed Surveillance -

For the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder

Monitoring potential statutory/environmental nuisance behaviour.

Male

Cancelled

Brent & Harrow Trading Standards

Deputy Director

May 2006 - August 2006 with monthly reviews

- Ditto -

To observe and identify street traders offering to supply and if possible supplying counterfeit DVDs and observing any cash transaction.

Various Traders

Information is held by Brent.

Brent & Harrow Trading Standards

Deputy Director

May 2006 - August 2006 with monthly reviews.

- Ditto -

To monitor and identify specific itinerant street traders selling counterfeit DVDs and to confirm links and associations with other traders.

Various Traders

Information is held by Brent.

LB Harrow

Head Services

June 2006 - September 2006 with monthly reviews

- Ditto -

Monitoring potential statutory/environmental nuisance behaviour.

Male

Cancelled

Brent & Harrow Trading Standards

Deputy Director

November 2006 -February 2006 with monthly reviews

- Ditto -

To observe and identify itinerant street traders selling counterfeit DVDs as part of a joint operation with the police.

Various Traders

Information held by Brent

Brent & Harrow Trading Standards

Director

March 2007 - June 2007 with monthly reviews

- Ditto -

As a result of continued considerable complaints to obtain the number and location and description of illegal street traders selling counterfeit DVDs.

Various Traders

Information held by Brent

Brent & Harrow Trading Standards

Director

December 2007 - March 2008 with monthly reviews

- Ditto -

As a result of continued complaints and as part of a joint operation with the police on planned dates to obtain description and the number of itinerant street traders, the lookouts who assist the traders, and the locations used.

Various Traders

Information held by Brent

Brent & Harrow Trading Standards

Director

December 2007 - March 2008 with monthly reviews

- Ditto -

As a result of continued complaints to continue to obtain evidence of the location and identities of illegal sellers and to possibly identify were counterfeit DVDs could be stored or manufactured.

Various Traders

Information held by Brent

LB Harrow

Service Manager

May 2008 to August 2008 with monthly reviews

- Ditto -

To obtain evidence as a result of suspicion of serious fraud.

Male

Cancelled

LB Harrow

Service Manager

November 2008 to February 2009 with monthly reviews

- Ditto -

To obtain evidence as a result of suspicion of theft and fraud.

Female

Prosecuted and fined.

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