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Time to challenge RSPCA vigilantes..

Mrs Ann Barnes Police and Crime Commissioner Kent Police Force Headquarters Sutton Road Maidstone Kent ME15 9BZ 15/ 8/ 2013 cc: Ian Learmonth – Chief Constable cc: Beverley Newman – Head of Legal Services Dear Mrs Barnes Information Sharing Agreements with RSPCA I understand from media reports that Kent is one of a number of UK police forces that has signed an information sharing agreement with the RSPCA. I should like to express my very serious concerns that an organisation, which is not an official prosecution authority and is only able to bring private prosecutions over instances of animal cruelty, should have access to a vast range of personal information about individuals. This, I understand, includes information about age, employment, home address and details of parents as well as details of a person’s vehicle(s), police history and details of any firearms licensing. I believe there is no legal basis whatsoever for providi