Petition · past parliament

Change the law regarding public photographs of children.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the law of being able to take a picture of children in a public area without consent.
My children had entered a local shop and a adult male had said they were cute and had taken a photo without consent to show other males. Because it is not illegal I couldn’t have the man to remove the photo
Because there is no law against people taking pictures in public places of children this leave parents having pictures of their children taken without consent without the law on their side. If the law that you need parent or guardians permission and if not them police can withhold and remove any photos of children off devices. I think this will protect vulnerable children and decrease child abuse, child exploitation and expose peadophiles.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

8 Jun 2021 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jun 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jun 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.