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Is there a law against photographing children

  • 07-05-2013 09:36PM
    #1
    Annasopra
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    Is there a law against photographing children without their parents permission?

    Someone told me a year or two ago there was but I cant find anything

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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  • #2
    Mycroft H
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    In a public place? If it is, then no, it's a public place.


  • #3
    biko
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    I know that' I've been to musicals where they has young teens in the play and we were asked not to photograph the kids.
    Not sure about the legal stuff though, I think we were just asked to agree to not take snaps.


  • #4
    El Inho
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    And the award....for 2013 Creepiest Thead Title in a Legal role goes too......


  • #5
    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    For my daughters Irish dancing sign up sheet the parents have to sign there was a section saying something along the lines of

    "Your child/ren may be photographed during the course of the Feis's by other parents photographing their own child/ren. If you feel someone inappropriate is photographing children please report to class leader or head table"

    I asked what an inappropriate person looked like and 12 months later I'm still waiting for a reply.


  • #6
    mikemac1
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    Nope

    Read your local paper and you'll see the U-12 hurling team playing for the pride of the parish

    Names and all

    Parents would be proud to get them into the paper!


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  • #7
    belcampprisoner
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    only for you


  • #8
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,561 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    El Spearo wrote: »
    And the award....for 2013 Creepiest Thead Title in a Legal role goes too......


    I like to think I have said creepier things in the past.


  • #9
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    If the pictures fall into the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998, the yes. Otherwise, no.


  • #10
    Corkbah
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    mango salsa wrote: »
    Is there a law against photographing children without their parents permission?

    Someone told me a year or two ago there was but I cant find anything

    there is nothing in law (that I know of) .... but its bad form and looks creepy unless you have a purpose to taking the photograph (ie. for a newspaper etc)

    I believe there is a requirement for garda vetting when working with children so you could be breaking a law at some point.

    it all comes down to context - if you turn up to a park/school with the specific intention of photographing kids then people will question your motives and ask what you are doing (some might even get aggressive), if you turn up at a church to photograph communion/confirmation kids its possible most parents wont mind - if they can get a copy or purchase the images.

    if you turn up to a football/hurling game and photograph the kids then you may be asked to leave or may be asked to provide a copy of the images to the club...its best to pre-arrange these things if you are doing so.


  • #11
    Paulw
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    Corkbah wrote: »
    I believe there is a requirement for garda vetting when working with children so you could be breaking a law at some point.

    There is no legal requirement for Garda vetting. Also, while some organisations require Garda vetting, this is down to the organisation and has no legal basis. This is part of their own organisational rules.


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  • #12
    opti0nal
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    mango salsa wrote: »
    Is there a law against photographing children without their parents permission?..Someone told me a year or two ago there was but I cant find anything
    An Asian tourist got done for 'breach of the peace' in Scotland after he took pictures of schoolchildren in a public place.


  • #13
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,270 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    opti0nal wrote: »
    An Asian tourist got done for 'breach of the peace' in Scotland after he took pictures of schoolchildren in a public place.

    Scottish law on the subject is very different from Irish law, and also different from the laws of the rest of the UK in that respect.

    There are some council parks (I think it's either Cork or Kerry) where photography of children at play is prohibited. A bit over the top, but that's life.
    Tom Young wrote: »
    If the pictures fall into the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998, the yes. Otherwise, no.

    Best summary there.


  • #14
    BobMc
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    I bring my camera to my sons soccer and rugby games, nobody has ever challenged me and there is often other parents there with cameras too, I share a link with the other teammate parents to view pics as I take pics of other team players not just my son, again nobody has ever questioned me, i think it all depends on the context


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