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Mark Pack

Police compensate teenager banned from photographing Armed Forces Day Parade

By Mark Pack | Mon 12th December 2011 - 7:10 pm

The Press Association reports the latest news on a case taken up by Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Dee Doocey and others at the time:

Lawyers say a teenager wrongly stopped by police from taking photographs at a public event in a town centre has been compensated.

prevented Jules Mattsson – then 15 – from taking pictures at a military parade in Romford, east London, in June 2010 … Law firm Bindmans, which represented the youngster, said … “Despite the public event taking place in the middle of the town centre, Metropolitan Police officers claimed it was unlawful to photograph

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Helen Duffett

Dee Doocey challenges Met Police Commissioner over treatment of photographers

By Helen Duffett | Tue 27th July 2010 - 4:05 pm

Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson at City HallMetropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has said that although the Met has issued guidelines to officers about people taking photographs in public places, he cannot guarantee that officers will interpret them correctly.

His remarks came at a meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority at London City Hall on July 22, where Liberal Democrat Assembly Member Dee Doocey asked him,

Are you confident that your officers are aware of the law when it comes to members of the public taking photographs in a public place?

Stephenson replied,

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Helen Duffett

Police detain teenager for photographing Armed Forces Day parade

By Helen Duffett | Mon 28th June 2010 - 6:35 pm

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