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The new law should cover all recording technology, with tougher penalties for covert, exploitative or monetised filming. Being in public does not mean content.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":42,"closing_date":"2027-03-25","created_at":"2026-08-30T08:46:52.524Z","updated_at":"2026-09-27T21:29:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-09-25T20:00:10.862Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-30T18:14:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Nichola Gray","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DBIST","name":"Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":42}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bolton South and Walkden","ons_code":"E14001111","mp":"Yasmin Qureshi MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Braintree","ons_code":"E14001121","mp":"Rt Hon Sir James Cleverly MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bridgwater","ons_code":"E14001126","mp":"Sir Ashley Fox MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Broadland and Fakenham","ons_code":"E14001136","mp":"Jerome Mayhew MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cambridge","ons_code":"E14001149","mp":"Daniel Zeichner MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Corby and East Northamptonshire","ons_code":"E14001179","mp":"Lee Barron MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cramlington and Killingworth","ons_code":"E14001183","mp":"Emma Foody MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon South","ons_code":"E14001187","mp":"Rt Hon Chris Philp MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon West","ons_code":"E14001188","mp":"Sarah Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Gillingham and Rainham","ons_code":"E14001246","mp":"Naushabah Khan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Grantham and Bourne","ons_code":"E14001253","mp":"Gareth Davies MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Harlow","ons_code":"E14001267","mp":"Chris Vince MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hexham","ons_code":"E14001285","mp":"Joe Morris MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Isle of Wight East","ons_code":"E14001303","mp":"Joe Robertson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Luton South and South Bedfordshire","ons_code":"E14001346","mp":"Rachel Hopkins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Mansfield","ons_code":"E14001355","mp":"Steve Yemm MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West","ons_code":"E14001377","mp":"Dame Chi Onwurah MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend","ons_code":"E14001378","mp":"Mary Glindon MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Newcastle upon Tyne North","ons_code":"E14001379","mp":"Catherine McKinnell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North Durham","ons_code":"E14001389","mp":"Luke Akehurst MP","signature_count":5},{"name":"North Shropshire","ons_code":"E14001398","mp":"Helen Morgan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Sherwood Forest","ons_code":"E14001471","mp":"Michelle Welsh MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Streatham and Croydon North","ons_code":"E14001527","mp":"Rt Hon Steve Reed MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tynemouth","ons_code":"E14001557","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Warrington North","ons_code":"E14001564","mp":"Charlotte Nichols MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Washington and Gateshead South","ons_code":"E14001567","mp":"Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Worsley and Eccles","ons_code":"E14001598","mp":"Michael Wheeler MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dumfries and Galloway","ons_code":"S14000073","mp":"John Cooper MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Kilbride and Strathaven","ons_code":"S14000077","mp":"Joani Reid MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe","ons_code":"W07000085","mp":"David Chadwick MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cardiff East","ons_code":"W07000089","mp":"Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":16},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":3},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":5},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":2},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":5},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":3},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":2},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":2},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":3}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}