LO2 Child and Data Protection

Child Protection

Child protection refers to protecting children from harms way such as; violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. Related to this topic, they are specifically put in place for children being photographed, stating that the photographs will be safely stored, no names are mentioned and the children aren't dressed in inappropriate dress for their safety. The set of laws, policies and regulations span across all  social sectors being; social welfare, education, health, security and justice. In terms to specifically for photography and companies it means avoiding using names, parental consent forms, child's permission, suitable dress, written guidelines, no photography at a child's home or outside of a set event, parents need to be present at all times during the photoshoot.

This doesn't apply to me in my photoshoot because I am not photographing children, I am using a model in some of my photographs but they are old enough and can give themselves consent.

Data Protection

The data protection act is a law designed to protect personal data (in this case specifically photography) stored on computers or in an organised filing system. Databases are easily accessed, searched and edit but by personnel only, if this data can be accessed by anyone then the business is not storing personal data safely. In terms of how it links to photography it means; any company storing information / photography must apply to the information commissioner, companies must declare what information will be stored and how it will be used, companies must declare who they will be sharing the information with, companies must explain how they intend to keep the information stored safely, companies must agree not to give away or sell the information, only use photographs for the agreed purpose or consent.

In terms of how this relates to my project I need to; if I am collecting information about the person I am photographing I need to tell them what it will be used for, how I will store it and how long I will keep it for. Store photographs away safely especially if they can be used to identify people as this will be classed as sensitive personal data. Also I need consent when taking photographs of a specific person as it is classed as data.