Charities: Public Places
Commons · Question 119544 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police powers to help prevent charity fundraisers using aggressive tactics to raise money in public areas.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 19 Mar 2026
Police forces have a range of statutory and common law powers to deal with matters in public places. These include common law powers to prevent a breach of the peace, which allow officers to intervene where there is a reasonable belief that harm may occur...