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Press photographers are to stage a mass picture taking session outside Scotland Yard over fears that the Terrorism Act 2008 will heighten police abuse of anti-terrorism legislation.<\/p>\n

Photographers fear they face a greater risk of being stopped in a public place under the Terrorism Act 2008, which is due to come into force on 16 February. The Terrorism Act 2008 is a revision of the current Terrorism Act 2000.<\/p>\n

Controversy centres around a new, UK-wide, clause that covers the eliciting of information about a person who is, or has been, a member of ‘Her Majesty’s forces’, ‘intelligence services’ or a ‘constable’ (Section 58A).<\/p>\n

Photojournalists believe this will threaten legitimate pictures of police officers that have been taken as part of a news story, for example.<\/p>\n

The protest is being organised by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and led by comedian Mark Thomas.<\/p>\n

Among those promoting the event is press photographer Marc Vall\u00e9e who told us on Friday: ?Taking pictures in a public place is not a crime? There is no right to privacy in a public place.?<\/p>\n

He urged photographers to turn up with their camera and exercise their ?democratic right to take a photograph in a public place?.<\/p>\n

However, last week, the Government insisted that the soon-to-be-introduced law will not increase police powers to stop photographers because the rules are already laid out in existing legislation. <\/p>\n

This is because, under the current Terrorism Act 2000, it is already an offence to ‘collect or make a record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’.<\/p>\n

Such a ‘record’ can include ‘photographs’ and, by implication, covers photographing police officers, according to a Home Office spokesman. <\/p>\n

And the new Act will not change the Section 44 Stop-and-Search rule which gives police the right to stop a member of the public without grounds for suspicion. <\/p>\n

An NUJ spokesman acknowledged that the existing Act already gives police power to stop photographers but that, by making specific reference to ?constables?, this will give officers a ?feeling? they have even more power.<\/p>\n

The Home Office?s reaction has sparked heated debate on the Amateur Photographer<\/em> (AP) magazine website in the past few days.<\/p>\n

One forum user accused AP of being ?one-sided? after it published an article<\/a> reporting Home Office reaction to photographers? concerns, for the sake of balance.<\/p>\n

The website contributor – believed to be an activist – was fearful of the way in which the new Act may be implemented by police officers.<\/p>\n

AP has tirelessly campaigned<\/a> for the rights of photographers<\/a> over recent years.<\/p>\n

The NUJ protest takes place at 11am on 16 February (the day the new Act comes into force), outside New Scotland Yard, Broadway, London.<\/p>\n

NEWS UPDATE<\/a> 10 February<\/p>\n

RELATED ARTICLE<\/p>\n

Photo fears unfounded, insists Home Office<\/a><\/p>\n

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