Photography: Public Places
Lord Rosser asked Her Majesty’s Government:
What plans they have for reviewing the rules on street photography.
What plans they have for reviewing the rules on street photography.
During the course of the Question....
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, is my noble friend aware that there is a particular issue with the nation’s railways, with the specialist press carrying many articles about photographers on the railway being harassed by officious security staff and sometimes station staff across the network? Will he draw the attention of the train operating companies and Network Rail to the excellent guidelines produced by the British Transport Police? They make it clear not only that photographers are welcome on the railway, but that they are also an aid to security, as they provide an extra set of eyes to spot when things are amiss.
© Lords Hansard 16 July 2008