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UK "Security guards have no right to prevent street photography," says Home Office
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"Security guards have no right to prevent street photography," says Home Office bit.ly/w2uPbt
And that's herewith official !
Posted at 3:33PM, 10 November 2011 PDT
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so nothing has changed, they never did
Posted 7 months ago.
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Yes, but some thought they did. It is good to have it confirmed that we have the law
(and the government) on our side.
This is from the article:
The guidelines reaffirm that "the fact that an individual is taking a photograph does not in itself indicate hostile reconnaissance or other suspicious behaviour." The Home Office adds that "the size and type of cameras are not, in themselves, indications of suspicious behaviour. Large cameras, lenses and tripods should therefore not be viewed as being more suspicious than other types of equipment."
More importantly, the guidelines say that "if an individual is in a public place photographing or filming a private building, security guards have no right to prevent the individual from taking photographs," and that "security guards cannot delete images or seize cameras, nor can they obstruct individuals from taking photographs."
Security guards are advised that, if they have suspicions that an individual in involved in hostile reconnaissance, "all approaches should be made in a courteous manner."
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The new Home Office guidelines end with a reminder of police powers, which reads: "The police have a number of powers relevant to the use of photography for terrorist purposes, however these cannot be used to stop people legitimately taking photographs. It is not an offence for a member of the public or journalist to take photographs/film of a public building. They do not need a permit to photograph or film in a public place, and the police have no power to stop the photographing or filming of incidents or police personnel."
The guidelines have now been distributed to members of the BSIA's Security Guarding, Police and Public Services, Leisure Industry, Crowd Management, Close Protection and Security Consultancies sections, and the Training Providers group.
Let's hope these people - security guards, police - and the public - finally get the message.
Originally posted 7 months ago.
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paul (england) edited this topic 7 months ago.
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Let's hope these people - security guards, police - and the public - finally get the message.
If, whilst being on public land, I am being harassed, especially by "security guards", I tell them to stop it, or I will call the police, going for my mobile at the same time. Try it ;-)
Posted 7 months ago.
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I just carry this with me, just show it to any jobsworth whinger, they soon walk away ;)
Fill free to copy & print some for yourself.
Posted 6 months ago.
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