Parliament Square: Demonstrations
Lords · Question HL5009 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Farmer
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the effectiveness of existing legal provisions relating to the management of disruptive activities in the Palace of Westminster controlled area, including section 143 of the Police Re
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 25 Feb 2025
Through section 76 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSC Act 2022), the previous Government amended section 142A of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 to expand the “controlled area” of the Palace of Westminster to i...