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Policing incident report
Photographer David Hoffman has prepared an A4 sheet of 10 cards (above) that you can give to fellow photographers to remind them to report policing encounters of all kinds, via this page - click to view the sheet.
REPORTING "public order situations" can be difficult. Especially if you're a photographer, and the only place you can do it from is in the thick of it: often sandwiched between police officers, who just want everyone to go away (or stay put, depending on their orders) and protesters, some not seeing a difference between press and police photographers.
The NUJ continues to hold meetings with the Metropolitan Police and with the National Police Chiefs' Council to see how things can be improved. We need to hear how these things are playing out on the streets. If you are obstructed - or assisted - by police, please don't just shrug, but log a brief report, as soon as possible after the event.
In 2007 London Freelance Branch provided a form on which you could report relevant incidents. On 1 November 2024 the NUJ centrally launched a journalists' safety tracker: please now use that.
- The safety tracker is not to be used as a request for immediate legal assistance!
- NUJ members see www.londonfreelance.org/emergency
- If you are stopped and searched you have a right to a "chit"* - next time, ask politely for one. It could be worth a fortune!
Emergency numbers for NUJ members
How to get (less urgent) legal assistance if you are an NUJ member
Safety advice during public disorder from Belfast Branch