Civil Liberties
Commons · Question 905667 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect civil liberties.
Answer
Answered by Shabana Mahmood, 15 Sep 2025
The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to UK democracy but must be balanced with the need to maintain public safety. To achieve this, public order legislation has been developed that both safeguards freedoms of expression and assembly and upholds ...