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UK people can write to their MP to ask him/her to sign Austin Mitchells early day motion
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=35375&SESSION=891
regarding the production of a code for the information of police officers.
My MP wouldn't sign it but wrote to the minister of state at the home office. So at least I have a letter to carry around, from the Rt Hon Tony McNulty on home office stationery, that states "There is no legal restriction on photography in public places, and there is no presumption of privacy for individuals in a public place"
Brits. should write to their MP about the matter. The EDM now has 131 signatures, and looking at other EDMs, this seems to be a lot. Make it more.
Find MPs at http://www.parliament.uk/people/index.cfm
Alan Clifford
http://blog.clifford.ac/2008/03/photography-in-public-places.html
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My letter from the Home Office, via my MP, was much more explicit. Apparently it is to protect children.
http://www.clifford.ac/~alan/HomeOfficePhotographyLetter.jpg
Alan Clifford