Metropolitan Police: Use of Section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 Debate
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Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
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Metropolitan Police: Use of Section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
On the final point, the noble Lord will know that it is an operational matter for the police to make that judgment call; that is what they have done. He said, “Extradition Rebellion” —I think he meant Extinction Rebellion. On whether the police could impose conditions not allowing these people on the roads, the condition was actually on assembling in Trafalgar Square. It has been very difficult to engage with these people. The MPS—the Metropolitan Police Service—still stands ready to engage but, to date, that engagement has been very difficult.
