{"id":21121,"date":"2010-03-09T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/uncategorized\/photographers-lobby-counter-terrorism-minister-at-home-office-picture-21121"},"modified":"2014-11-03T15:59:09","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T15:59:09","slug":"photographers-lobby-counter-terrorism-minister-at-home-office-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/photographers-lobby-counter-terrorism-minister-at-home-office-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographers lobby counter-terrorism minister at Home Office (picture)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2010\/03\/home_20office_209_3_10.jpg\" alt=\"Photography delegation\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p>Picture: <em>At yesterday&#8217;s meeting were (left to right) Amateur Photographer magazine news editor Chris Cheesman; Editor Damien Demolder; ACPO&#8217;s stop and search spokesman Craig Mackey; Home Office minister David Hanson; Austin Mitchell MP; RPS treasurer Walter Benzie; and John Tracy, chief executive of the Bureau of Freelance Photographers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a meeting with <em>Amateur Photographer<\/em> magazine the government has once again attempted to reassure photographers that they are not being ?targeted? by police officers under anti-terrorism stop and search powers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amateurphotographer.com\/news\/Stop_and_search_and_photographers_Anti_terrorism_minister_issues_statement_news_295778.html\" title=\"NEWS UPDATE 10 MARCH\">NEWS UPDATE 10 MARCH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Policing and Counter-terrorism Minister David Hanson today urged <em>Amateur Photographer<\/em> magazine to forward to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) any cases where, over the next three months, photographers feel they have been unfairly treated by officers who use terrorism legislation to stop them when taking photos in public places.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson pledged to keep a ?watching brief? on the situation and indicated that he is keen to draw a line under the issue following widespread media coverage and a mass protest by <a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Photographers_rights_protest_Home_Office_statement_update_130pm_news_294171.html\" title=\"photographers in Trafalgar Square\">photographers in Trafalgar Square<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n<p>The short-notice meeting with Hanson &#8211; held at the Home Office and organised by Austin Mitchell MP &#8211; was also attended by senior representatives of ACPO and the Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n<p><em>Amateur Photographer<\/em> (AP) was represented by news editor Chris Cheesman and AP Editor Damien Demolder who told Hanson that nothing had changed since a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amateurphotographer.com\/news\/photographers_meet_home_office_minister_over_rights_abuse_news_278619.html\" title=\"pledge made by Hanson?s predecessor\">pledge made by Hanson?s predecessor<\/a> Vernon Coaker a year ago. <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Threat to documentary photography&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>?What has changed is a growing problem of people feeling unable to take their camera out of their bag without fear of being stopped. Being approached in the street is quite frightening,&#8217; said Damien. &#8216;It is also a threat to social\/documentary photography.?<\/p>\n<p>AP news editor Chris Cheesman relayed photographers&#8217; ongoing concerns that their right to take photographs in public has yet to be sufficiently communicated to police officers on the ground, despite ACPO, Home Office and Met Police guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed out that, since police were told to scale back their use of Section 44 of the Terrorism Act, cases have arisen where, for example, one officer instead accused a photographer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amateurphotographer.com\/news\/arrested_street_photographer_antisocial_police_maintain_news_295580.html\" title=\"'antisocial'\">&#8216;antisocial&#8217;<\/a> behaviour and another had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amateurphotographer.com\/news\/photographer_in_deleted_photos_terror_search_news_295299.html\" title=\"Fish and chip man in 'delete your photos' terror search\">wrongly quoted Section 43<\/a> (which should only be used when police &#8216;reasonably suspect&#8217; a person to be a terrorist).<\/p>\n<p>The AP pair were the only photography journalists to be invited to the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Mitchell, who described the meeting as constructive, called for a ?strengthening? of the ACPO and Home Office guidelines that were issued last year.<\/p>\n<p>He told the minister: ?We think it&#8217;s appropriate to strengthen these circulars to assert the fact that photography is a right. Photographers need to feel confident and not inhibited. The circular could emphasise that.?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call for better police training<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mitchell also urged the Home Office to improve the training of Police Community Support Officers who many photographers have reported as the predominant abusers of anti-terror laws.<\/p>\n<p>During the hour-long talks the Met revealed plans to launch a three-hour training video for its officers on the use of controversial anti-terror police powers, including Section 44 of the Terrorism Act.<\/p>\n<p>This training is expected to be available ?within a month?, said Detective Chief Superintendent Michael McDonagh.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, ACPO?s spokesman on stop and search Craig Mackey stressed that police do not have any right to specifically target photographers under Section 44.<\/p>\n<p>?Somehow this belief developed that we could engage with people taking photographs. There is no power to do that under Section 44,? said Mackey who repeated the Met?s recently stated aim for a ?common sense style of policing?.<\/p>\n<p>Photographers&#8217; interests were also represented by the Royal Photographic Society, the Bureau of Freelance Photographers and freelance photographer Andrew Stuart.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards Damien described the meeting as positive and welcomed the attendance of senior police officers. <\/p>\n<p>Last week the government?s terrorism watchdog, Lord Carlile, confirmed to <em>Amateur Photographer<\/em> that he has called for Section 44 of the Terrorism Act <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amateurphotographer.com\/news\/terrorism_watchdog_stop_and_search_should_be_abolished_news_295596.html\" title=\"Section 44 should be 'repealed\">&#8216;to be ?repealed?<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A full report on this afternoon&#8217;s Home Office meeting will appear shortly?<\/p>\n<p>Background stories?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amateurphotographer.com\/news\/photographer_in_deleted_photos_terror_search_news_295299.html\" title=\"Fish and chip man in 'delete your photos' terror search\">Fish and chip man in &#8216;delete your photos&#8217; terror search<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Photographers_rights_protest_Home_Office_statement_update_130pm_news_294171.html\" title=\"PROTEST\">TRAFALGAR SQUARE PROTEST: HOME OFFICE REACTION<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/In_pictures_Photographers_turn_out_in_force_to_fight_anti_terror_law_abuse_update_615pm_news_294157.html:\" title=\"Photographers' Trafalgar Square protest in pictures\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/politics\/lawandorder\/6889102\/Photographers-issue-plea-to-end-hostile-public-searches-under-anti-terror-laws.html\" title=\"Photographer issue plea letter\">365 photographers sign Sunday Telegraph plea letter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Photography_climate_echoes_wartime_Britain_SPECIAL_REPORT_news_201239.html?offset=&amp;offset=0\" title=\"Photo climate echoes wartime Britain\">PHOTO CLIMATE ECHOES WARTIME BRITAIN?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Police_Photographers_should_carry_identification_news_292902.html\" title=\"Photographers should carry ID\">Photographers should carry ID<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Police_detain_photographer_with_Leica_M6_in_London_suburb_update_Friday_11am_news_292842.html\" title=\"Amateur arrested after taking pics in London suburb\">Amateur arrested after taking pics in London suburb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/photographers_meet_home_office_minister_over_rights_abuse_news_278619.html\" title=\"meeting with the counter-terrorism minister\">AP meets counter-terrorism minister in Parliament<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Not_a_Terrorist_photographer_to_lodge_formal_complaint_against_police_news_292730.html\" title=\"Photographer to complain against City police\">Photographer to complain against City police<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Police_crackdown_on_City_photographers_news_292881.html\" title=\"Police crackdown in City photographers\">Police crackdown on City photographers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/articles\/politics\/domestic_politics\/police+stop+church+photographer\/3456342\" title=\"More4 News report\">recent More4 News report HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itv.com\/london\/photosensitive56397\/\" title=\"London Tonight report\">recent London Tonight report HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/ITN_film_crew_stopped_while_covering_photographer_story_news_292827.html\" title=\"ITN film crew stopped while covering photo story\">ITN film crew stopped while covering photo story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Not_a_Terrorist_photographer_to_lodge_formal_complaint_against_police_news_292730.html\" title=\"Terror swoop photographer lodges complaint against police\">Terror swoop photographer lodges complaint against police<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RvlgLgA4L5I\" title=\"Photography in public video\">Photography in public campaign: Video by AP news editor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Police_terror_photography_U_turn_ACPO_letter_revealed_in_full_news_292634.html\">MP lodges new Commons petition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/police-uturn-on-photographers-and-antiterror-laws-1834626.html\" title=\"Independent article\">The Independent&#8217;s photo rights article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/amateur_photographers_spark_global_debate_news_265734.html\" title=\"Sunday Telegraph\">Sunday Telegraph interviews AP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/bbc_top_gear_photographer_met_police_are_a_nightmare_news_292453.html\" title=\"Top Gear photographer blasts Met\">Top Gear photographer blasts Met<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Photographer_in_Christmas_lights_terror_stop_update_1pm_news_292413.html\" title=\"Christmas lights terror stop\">Christmas lights terror stop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/antiterror_police_defend_campaign_targeting_suspicious_behaviour_of_people_with_cameras_news_195594.html\" title=\"Photography in public campaign\">Photography in public campaign escalates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/bbc_photographer_terror_stop_former_officer_blasts_met_news_292330.html\" title=\"BBC photographer\">BBC photographer in terror stop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/festive_cheer_for_christmas_lights_photographer_phil_smith_receives_written_apology_from_police_news_170067.html\" title=\"forced to apologise\">Police apology after Christmas lights fiasco<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Jet_ski_photographer_files_complaint_against_police_news_291473.html\" title=\"Jet ski photographer files complaint against police\">Jet ski photographer files complaint against police<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/home_office_we_listened_to_ap_readers_news_288208.html\" title=\"Home Office published new guidance\">Home Office publishes new guidance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Amateur_photographer_arrested_for_police_officer_pic_news_285995.html\" title=\"Amateur photographer arrested\">Amateur photographer arrested<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/_Photographers_Do_terror_police_have_right_to_view_your_images__A_photo_rights_lawyer_speaks_out_after_Met_Advice_backlash_news_286211.html\" title=\"Terror police and photography: Know your rights\">Terror police and photography: Know your rights<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Photographers_will_be_stopped_under_terror_law_says_Met_advice_update_330pm_news_285871.html\" title=\"Met issues photography guidelines\">Met issues photography guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/photographers_meet_home_office_minister_over_rights_abuse_news_278619.html\" title=\"Photographers to help draft anti-terror guidance\">Amateur Photographer magazine to help draft anti-terror guidance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Stop_and_search_Police_under_fire_over_unnecessary_terror_stops_update_415pm_news_284684.html\" title=\"Carlile report criticises terror law\">Carlile report criticises terror law<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/photographers_guilty_until_proved_innocent_news_278299.html\" title=\"Photographers 'guilty' until proved innocent\">Photographers &#8216;guilty&#8217; until proved innocent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/photographers_rights_lawyer_speaks_news_276815.html\" title=\"Lawyer speaks out about terror law threat\">Lawyer speaks out about terror law threat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/met_police_reject_photographers_stopandsearch_request_update_news_283571.html\" title=\"AP magazine requests stops and search data\">AP magazine requests stops and search data<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/police_stop_and_search_power_to_be_cut_news_282052.html\" title=\"Police stop and search powers to be cut\">Police stop and search powers to be cut<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Photographers_rights_Government_issues_Stop_and_Search_pledge_news_281961.html\" title=\"Government issues stop and search pledge\">Government issues stop and search pledge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/news\/Photographers_face_wider_anti_terror_curbs_news_281398.html\" title=\"Photographers face wider anti-terror curbs\">Photographers face wider anti-terror curbs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a meeting with <em>Amateur Photographer<\/em> magazine the government has once again attempted to reassure photographers that they are not being \u2018targeted\u2019 by police officers under anti-terrorism stop and search 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