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Hi All,
If you don't sign the petition it's still handy to know..... See below.
On the 16th of February, the Government passed a law (in the Counter Terrorism Act) making it illegal to take a photograph of a police officer, military personnel or member of the intelligence services - or a photograph which "may be of use for terrorism". This definition is vague at best, and open to interpretation by the police - who under Home Secretary guidelines can "restrict photography in public places". We call for these vague restrictions to be lifted, as they can easily be mis-used by the police.
This is the wording of a petition that was recently submitted to the Prime Minister’s website, Number10.gov.uk.
In our edition of 7 November 2008, PhotoWeek also reported on the heavy-handed approach by some police officers (acting under the guidelines by the Home Secretary) against photographers.
According to press reports at least one press photographer covering the recent G20 summit protests in London saw his camera seized by police under the new Counter-Terrorism Act of 2008.
Now an official petition has been launched to call for the restrictions imposed by the act to be overturned. The act was introduced on 16 February and makes it a “potential” crime to take pictures of police officers and members of the armed forces. A person found guilty of contravening the act could be liable to imprisonment for up to 10 years, and a fine.
The petition has gathered more than 1300 signatures so far. Be sure to sign and don’t forget to spread the word!
To sign the petition, visit http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Photorestrict/.
Hi All,
If you don't sign the petition it's still handy to know..... See below.
On the 16th of February, the Government passed a law (in the Counter Terrorism Act) making it illegal to take a photograph of a police officer, military personnel or member of the intelligence services - or a photograph which "may be of use for terrorism". This definition is vague at best, and open to interpretation by the police - who under Home Secretary guidelines can "restrict photography in public places". We call for these vague restrictions to be lifted, as they can easily be mis-used by the police.
This is the wording of a petition that was recently submitted to the Prime Minister’s website, Number10.gov.uk.
In our edition of 7 November 2008, PhotoWeek also reported on the heavy-handed approach by some police officers (acting under the guidelines by the Home Secretary) against photographers.
According to press reports at least one press photographer covering the recent G20 summit protests in London saw his camera seized by police under the new Counter-Terrorism Act of 2008.
Now an official petition has been launched to call for the restrictions imposed by the act to be overturned. The act was introduced on 16 February and makes it a “potential” crime to take pictures of police officers and members of the armed forces. A person found guilty of contravening the act could be liable to imprisonment for up to 10 years, and a fine.
The petition has gathered more than 1300 signatures so far. Be sure to sign and don’t forget to spread the word!
To sign the petition, visit http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Photorestrict/.
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