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From: Bruce on 14 Jul 2010 05:14
Good news for photographers? See the second bullet point below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8815000/8815378.stm

Home Secretary Theresa May has pledged to correct the "mistakes" made
by the Labour government in creating anti-terror legislation that was
allowed to "ride roughshod" over civil liberties.

In a statement to MPs on 13 July 2010, the home secretary announced
that a review of current anti-terror laws will be overseen by former
director of public prosecutions and Liberal Democrat peer Lord
Macdonald of River Glaven.

Ms May said that the review would "put right the failures of the last
government and in so doing restore the ancient civil liberties that
should be synonymous with the name of our country".

The review will consider "the most controversial or sensitive powers,"
she said, including:

� The use of control orders for terror suspects

� Stop and search powers under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000
and the use of counter-terror laws against photographers

� The use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 by local
authorities and access to communications data more generally

� Extending the use of deportations with assurances in a manner
"consistent with our legal and human rights obligations"

� Measures to deal with organisations that promote hatred or violence

� Detention of terror suspects before charge.

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