Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 16717

Employment: Video Recordings

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Mark Sewards

LabourLeeds South West and Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect workers from being filmed without consent while carrying out their duties and having that footage published on social media.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Government is committed to ensuring that people can carry out their work without fear of harassment and believes that workers should be able to undertake their duties without being filmed and having that footage published online without their consent....

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