UK photographic laws

Just a quick refresher here, but I'm pretty sure that if you plan to shoot a 17 year old in the UK, you need parental permission. There's no nudity involved but I'm pretty sure that's the case.

Anyone think different??

Why not just get the permission?

When in doubt, and all that...

To cover yourself, get signed permission AND have at least one parent present.

I've got a letter made up already and I think she's bringing her Aunty too- would never consider this alone, at least on the first time round!

Thanks for your advice guys

i think untill they are 18 parent,s need to give permission ,although i agree it might be best if a older person is with them.
however that can spoil the shoot as they feel they canno't be themselve's it's such a shame that photography has come to this.
Rob.

when a 17 year old is arrested the parents do not need to be informed in the UK if the 17 year old doesn't wish it. So i'd be surprised if a 17 year old needed to inform their parents.

But then brits are bonkers (i'm irish)

I'm a brit and I totally agree

But I do believe that under 18's are still considered as minors

Just to shoot, you don't need parental permission. A 17 year old can even give consent under the Data Protection Act for their personal data (which could include photos) to be processed (i.e. used).

Even the Protection of Children Act, which makes it an offence to take an indecent photograph of a child, defines a child as someone aged under 16 years.

But if the photos are to be sold to an stock image library, many of them will demand a model release which is also signed by a parent or guardian of the model is under 18. And if it is to be used commercially for advertising it is much safer to get parental consent.

But yes, safer to get parental consent if you can, to save any possible argument later.

Like i said boyo, bonkers

http://www.plymouth.go​v.uk …owurrights/ypmi​x17-18.htm

It's not bonkers that you can do the below at 17, but it would be bonkers if you could not give permission to have your photograph taken at 17.

• You can give blood
  
• You can be interviewed by the police with no adult present
  
• You can be tried before an adult court and sent to prison or fined up to £2,000
  
• You can engage in street trading
  
• You can purchase an air rifle
  
• You can buy or hire a crossbow, gun and ammunition
  
• You can hold a licence to drive most vehicles (except certain heavy ones)
  
• You can take your driving test
  
• You can buy a car or motorcycle
  
• You can drive a motorcycle, car, van or tractor on the road
  
• You can pilot a plane
  
• You can apply for a helicopter pilot’s licence
  
• You can emigrate
  
• A care order can no longer be made on you
  
• You can go into a betting shop (but not bet)