Anti-social Behaviour
Commons · Question 13665 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of policing powers in addressing incidents involving involving large and spontaneously formed groups engaged in anti-social behaviour and crimi
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 6 Jul 2026
In the UK people are free to gather and protest, provided this remains lawful. Where groups engage in unlawful behaviour, including actions that are violent or cause harassment, alarm, or distress to others, the police have powers to respond. The use of t...