Police accept Andrew search warrants were unlawful, court hears
The conditions for the warrants were that there had to be reasonable grounds for believing that any documents used for business or in a paid or unpaid role in which an undertaking of confidence had been given should not be seized. Thames Valley Police now admits the judge who granted the warrants could not have been sure of this.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App.
- ▪The conditions for the warrants were that there had to be reasonable grounds for believing that any documents used for business or in a paid or unpaid role in which an undertaking of confidence had been given should not be seized.
- ▪Thames Valley Police now admits the judge who granted the warrants could not have been sure of this.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
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- ▪ Search warrants used in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor raids were unlawful, court rules — The Guardian — UK
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Police accept Andrew search warrants were unlawful, court hearsPublished8 October 2026, 14:32 BSTUpdated 2 minutes agoThames Valley Police has accepted that the search warrants it used to search Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes earlier this year were unlawful, the High Court has heard.The force accepted that the information given to the Old Bailey about warrants relating to their decision to search the former Prince Andrew's Sandringham home and the Royal Lodge in Windsor was incorrect.Andrew was arrested by Thames Valley Police in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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