Legislation which is clear about taking photographs in public where children are present?

according to article 8 of the human rights charter it is illegal to take pictures of someone without their permission but it has never been tested in court , anyway I for one would find it difficult to legislate on this , another EU rule that nobody can really make any sense out of itLegislation which is clear about taking photographs in public where children are present?
This is the most stupid answer I have seen.

Nowhere in the HR charter does it mention the taking of photographs.

Article is the right to respect for family and private life but this most

certainly does not a. restrict individuals taking pictures in public.

b. makes no specific mention of photos.

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Legislation which is clear about taking photographs in public where children are present?
there is no law that prohibits the taking photographs of children in public places or taking photos when children are present .Some organisations or event regulators impose restrictions of camera use when attending events .But if you are in a public space you can take photos of whatever you like.Search the web for photographing children in public and you will get information on local authority and organisations own policies on this subject.If you banned the taking of photos when children are present then you would in effect have to ban cameras from virtually everywhere.Most of the so called policies or rules are no such thing they are broad guidelines that a jumped up bureaucrat has interpreted to the most severe degree and they then ban filming of nativity plays sports days and the like.Legislation which is clear about taking photographs in public where children are present?
There is NO legislation covering taking pictures of anyone who is in a public place.

Therefore it is perfectly legal to take pictures of anyone (adult or child).



If you are on private land then the owners can prohibit the taking of photographs. Breaching their rules would mean that you would be trespassing and could be ejected but it is a civil and not a legal matter.





John3131 - rubbish. If you are in public then sure someone can ask that you delete a picture which includes them. However you are under no obligation whatsoever to do so.

Noone, not even the police can force you to delete the pictures and should they do so themselves then they are the ones who would be in trouble - for assault.



Googling "photography in public" or similar will bring up loads of information.
there has been a lot about taking pics in public where children could appear in the pics , but like you i cant find any definite guidelines on this, so to be on the safe side i just don't take any photographs where and when children could be on the said picture, better safe than sorry, and keep yourself in the clear that's my motto regards kids in photographs . only time i take photographs with children in then is when the parents ask me to take the child's photo.

remember any member of the public can ask you to remove any pics with them in the said pic ,and legally you have to oblige if they ask.

hope this helps , but cant get any legislation on the subject myself