Petition · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Make media get consent from people in vaccination queues before taking photos
Open for signatures
26 signatures
What the petition asks
Students, young adults and others queuing in vaccination queues at universities, clinics and elsewhere should not have to be subjected to the media taking photographs of them without getting individual consent. If individual consent is not gained faces should be blurred. Consent matters.
In a digital age people should have full control over their image, and being photographed in all medical settings must include queueing outside all temporary and permanent medical facilities. These queues must be treated as controlled settings where an identifiable image of a person who is about to receive medical care is considered sensitive personal data. Neurodivergent people and others may be discouraged from getting vital medial treatment when photographed by media without consent.
Timeline
| 24 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
26
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Opened
24 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.