Demonstrations: Young People
Commons · Question 96250 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Marsha De Cordova
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Crime and Policing Bill on the number of young people arrested at protests.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Dec 2025
This government is committed to upholding the right to peaceful protest as well as balancing the need to protect the life of a community in the development of public order legislation. The right to peaceful protest is a vital part of our democracy, and pe...