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Parliament Square

Lords · Question HL5011 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 25 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Farmer

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the map on page 11 of the guidance issued by the Home Office in March 2023 on provisions of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 relating to Parliament Square and the areas surrounding the Pa

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...