Ban Convicted Sex Offenders from Working as Photographers or Videographers

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Models and those aspiring to be models are in a uniquely vulnerable position, and they deserve the same protection from sexual harm as other members of the public. Sexual Harm Prevention Orders could be used to prevent sex offenders causing further harm through photography or videography.

Convicted sex offenders can set up a photography studio or a photography business with impunity, thus giving them access to lone models or members of the public. This was the case with these individuals, who reoffended:

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Sexual Harm Prevention Orders can already be used in the way you suggest, but individual decisions are a matter for the police and the courts rather than the UK Government or Parliament.

We could accept a petition calling for an automatic ban as a condition of appearing on the Sex Offenders Register, if that's what you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

17 Jun 2022	Petition opened for signatures
22 Jun 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Jun 2022

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