Written questions

Police: Demonstrations

Commons · Question 125836 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of police powers to consider the cumulative impact of protests on the right and freedom to peaceful protest.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Apr 2026

The Government remains committed to protecting the right to peaceful protest, while ensuring that communities are protected from repeated and sustained disruption. The cumulative disruption provision in the Crime and Policing Bill places a duty on senior ...