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It is legal to buy and own a radio scanner, but there are restrictions on the use of them.  Most groups would probably take the view that as these can be bought, they don't fail the 'legal' test of items for Freegle groups.
It's legal to buy, own and give away radio scanners. There are some restrictions on their use, but as we don't police what people do with items after they receive them, this doesn't fail our 'legal' criteria.


To check out the legal position, see this link from Ofcom:
For reference, you can check the legal position via this [http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/publication/ra_info/ra169.htm Ofcom link].
 
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/publication/ra_info/ra169.htm


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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

It's legal to buy, own and give away radio scanners. There are some restrictions on their use, but as we don't police what people do with items after they receive them, this doesn't fail our 'legal' criteria.

For reference, you can check the legal position via this Ofcom link.

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