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Demonstrations: Sentencing

Commons · Question 91338 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 24 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will issued sentencing guidelines for people convicted of supporting Hamas during university protests.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 24 Nov 2025

The Government is absolutely clear that support for proscribed organisations is unacceptable. Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT) makes it an offence to invite support for; recklessly express support for; or arrange a meeting in support of a prosc...