Very Good Question.
In general in the United Kingdom then Police Officers can not view / delete photographs on your camera’s memory card / smartphone etc….
However, their is a certain act that can activate / empower UK Police Officers to view photographs on your camera / smartphone etc… with out your permission being required.
This act is known as the Terrorism Act 2000.
It is an act that is not liked by many photographers at all. This is because many Police Officers have abused this act and have carried out search’s on Photographer’s, in the name of the Terrorism Act 2000
By the end of watching this video you should have a better understanding of Photography in relation to the Terrorism Act 2000.
You will have a better understanding of the powers it is that the Police can and can not use against Photographers.
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Photography and Section 43
Officers have the power to stop and search a person who they ( reasonably suspect to be a terrorist ).
The purpose of the stop and search is to discover whether that person has in their possession anything which may constitute evidence that they are a terrorist.
Officers have the power to view digital images contained in mobile telephones or cameras carried by a person searched under S43 of the Terrorism Act 2000 to discover whether the images constitute evidence that the person is involved in terrorism.
Officers also have the power to seize and retain any article found during the search which the officer reasonably suspects may constitute evidence that the person is a terrorist. This includes any mobile telephone or camera containing such evidence.
Officers do not have the power to delete digital images or destroy film at any point during a search. Deletion or destruction may only take place following seizure if there is a lawful power (such as a court order) that permits such deletion or destruction.
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Post time: Aug-17-2017