Demonstrations: Sentencing
Commons · Question 23244 · Tabled 10 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Calum Miller
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of revising sentencing guidelines to protect the right to protest.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 16 Jan 2025
The right to peacefully protest is a cornerstone of our democracy. It is a long-standing tradition in this country that people are able to gather together and to express a point of view, provided that they do so within the law. The Government is fully com...