Police: Demonstrations
Commons · Question 30883 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of and (b) levels of adherence to (i) human rights and (ii) public order obligations in the policing of recent protests.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 19 Feb 2025
The police have a fundamental duty under the Human Rights Act 1998 to act in a way that is compatible with human rights, including the rights to freedom of assembly and expression. The police also have a duty to ensure that public order and public safety ...