Minister may face inquiry

Thursday 28 July 2011 00:00 BST

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Jonathan Djanogly, the Justice minister, has been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for his use of a private detective business in gathering information on the views of constituents.

The ICO said it had received a complaint but was not "at this stage" launching an investigation.

The issue was made public last year.

Mr Djanogly said last night: "I would never have condoned anything unlawful and dishonest in the investigations, and the investigators have assured me that all of their inquiries were carried out in an entirely lawful manner."

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