Help please, re photographic evidence

viktory

Hi

Hope someone can help. My husband's employers have suggested that they have had sight of papers in his car and are using this 'evidence' in a disciplinary hearing against him. Two questions:

1) Could they legally have taken photos of this evidence?
2) If so, should he have had sight of the photos? They have sent all the 'witness' statements.

TIA.

Hammyman

viktory wrote: »

Hi

Hope someone can help. My husband's employers have suggested that they have had sight of papers in his car and are using this 'evidence' in a disciplinary hearing against him. Two questions:

1) Could they legally have taken photos of this evidence?
2) If so, should he have had sight of the photos? They have sent all the 'witness' statements.

TIA.

1) Yes if its in a company property or public place
2) Yes.

Anyway, what papers? Are we talking newspapers or spreadsheets or legal documents or what?

DCFC79

Little more info please,

Uncertain

Hammyman wrote: »

1) Yes if its in a company property or public place

Indeed, or even if they could see them from a public place (i.e. look over the fence).

Plus even if they had to go onto private property to take them (without permission) they can probably still do so. They must leave promptly if asked and of course must not force an entry.

Plus, as this is presumably an ET or civil (i.e. not criminal mater) then even if they broke the law to take the photos a tribunal or civil court might STILL allow them. After all this doesn't change what the photo shows!

Sorry!

There are a LOT of misconceptions about what / when / who you can photograph with or without their permission. Their are far fewer restrictions than most people (even the police) seem to think. In fact the Met recently had to issue guidelines to their own officers who were tending to make up laws that don't exist. Have a look on the Met's website!

viktory

DCFC79 wrote: »

Little more info please,

No need, I have the information I needed - cheers all!