§ 69. Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable on the systematic and individual photographing by the police of members of the Youth Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament whilst they were distributing leaflets on 15th April in Warrington, and whilst they were taking part in a protest march from Warrington to Burtonwood on 22nd April; what use is to be made of these photographs; and whether the prints and negatives will be destroyed.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe chief constable of Warrington tells me that photographs were taken of these demonstrations in case there was any breach of the peace. It is for the chief constable to decide whether the photographs should be retained for the purpose of record.