Amanwent tothe police office wishing to speakwiththeburglar who had broken into his house the night before. "you will get your chanceincourt." said the Desk Sergeant.
In a case brought by Alison Halford, the former assistant chief constable of Merseyside police, the court ruled in 1997 that her privacy had been infringed because her internal office phone had been tapped by her colleagues after she made a complaint of sex discrimination.