Stop documentaries broadcasting footage of individuals without consent

Closed 72 signatures

What the petition asks

A serious incident involving my children's family was attended by doctors and film crew for a documentary. The footage was going to be aired, without the consent from families involved. I asked for this not to be shown. Police went to great expense to stop it and were unsuccessful.

There are a number of children involved in this incident, the thought of this programme being aired caused a lot of distress. I emailed the production company many times and also contacted our local MP, but he unfortunately wasn't able to stop the viewing. In the end the footage was removed, but the families endured eight months of upset until they were informed. The families involved, with the event of January 2018 had no control of what happened to their loved ones and also after the incident due to the filming of this programme. This is not only unacceptable. It is morally wrong that these production companies are permitted to cash in other people’s sorrow and heartache.

Timeline

21 Jan 2019	Petition opened for signatures
21 Jul 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 72

Status Closed

Opened 21 Jan 2019

Closed 21 Jul 2019

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