A 15 year-old photographer has won an out-of-court settlement from the Metropolitan Police for their treatment of him after being arrested for taking pictures (lawfully) at a Police Cadets’ parade in Romford Essex.
It seems that the Met. are either not aware of, or are failing to adhere to, their own guidelines for dealing with street photography, as discussed here in a previous post…
The full story is on the Amateur Photographer magazine’s web site.