Police: Demonstrations
Commons · Question 108317 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to the Metropolitan Police on the circumstances in which conditions that effectively prevent a protest from taking place may be imposed under sections 12 and
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 4 Feb 2026
Sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 allow the police to impose conditions on public processions and public assemblies as necessary to prevent serious public disorder, serious damage to property, or serious disruption to the life of the communi...