Protest
Lords · Question HL6444 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Manchester
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of (1) the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, and (2) the Public Order Act 2023, on the right to peaceful protest.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 15 Apr 2025
The Government published a report in December 2024 on how police forces had used their protest powers under the Police, Crime and Sentencing Act 2022 from June 2022 to March 2024. In that period,10 police forces used the amended Public Order Act powers on...