According the to the Press Gazette, Austin Mitchell, Labour MP for Grimsby and a keen photographer himself, plans to take a delegation of photographers to the Home Office to discuss the increasing number of incidents involving police and PCSO's interfering with legitimate photography.

Mitchell is reportedly hoping to negotiate a code that would allow photographers to work without undue harassment.

Back in March, Mitchell proposed the following Early Day Motion no. 1155 :
"That this House is concerned to encourage the spread and enjoyment of photography as the most genuine and accessible people's art; deplores the apparent increase in the number of reported incidents in which the police, police community support officers (PCSOs) or wardens attempt to stop street photography and order the deletion of photographs or the confiscation of cards, cameras or film on various specious ground such as claims that some public buildings are strategic or sensitive, that children and adults can only be photographed with their written permission, that photographs of police and PCSOs are illegal, or that photographs may be used by terrorists; points out that photography in public places and streets is not only enjoyable but perfectly legal; regrets all such efforts to stop, discourage or inhibit amateur photographers taking pictures in public places, many of which are in any case festooned with closed circuit television cameras; and urges the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers to agree on a photography code for the information of officers on the ground, setting out the public's right to photograph public places thus allowing photographers to enjoy their hobby without officious interference or unjustified suspicion."

An Early Day Motion does not necessarily lead to a debate but is an opportunity for comment and support from other MP's. According to the Press Gazette report, 121 MP's of all parties have signed the motion so far. Which means 525 have not. Now would be a good time to contact your MP and ask whether they have signed, and if not why not.