Protestors’ Rights

Lord Paddick Excerpts
Tuesday 9th April 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Paddick Portrait Lord Paddick (LD)
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My Lords, why do companies need injunctions? If the protest is lawful, the police should facilitate it. If it is illegal, the police should take action against those involved. Is current legislation inadequate, or are there insufficient police resources?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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Lancashire police received nearly £3 million in special grant in the year 2018-19, so I do not think the resources are inadequate. The two processes need to run alongside each other—both the application to the court by the organisation concerned, and indeed the upholding of law and order by the police.