Important Information Regarding Gathering Evidence

When gathering evidence of noise nuisance, you need to be aware of the following:

• Your evidence needs to be true, to the best of your knowledge and belief
  If you knowingly tender evidence, which you know to be false or do not believe to be true, you will be liable to prosecution.
  
  
• Human Rights
  When gathering evidence it is important not to infringe human rights legislation. Essentially, this means that when completing your nuisance record sheet entries you do not include personal information about your neighbours or their family life. When making audio or video evidence of noise, just try to capture evidence of the noise and not your neighbours or their family going about their ordinary life i.e. do not snoop on neighbours or their family.
  
  
• Loss of Evidence
  The Council cannot be responsible for the loss of any evidence submitted, so please remember to keep a copy.