Balaclavas: Public Places
Commons · Question 59216 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, ?what guidance her Department has provided to (a) police officers and (b) security personnel on interacting with people wearing face coverings that obscure identity in public places.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 19 Jun 2025
Section 60AA of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 provides a power for police officers to demand the removal of disguises in certain circumstances to prevent crime. In addition, if the officer believes that someone is wearing an item for the ...