Demonstrations

(asked on 21st March 2025) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Public Order Act 2023 on the right to peaceful protest and assembly.


Answered by
Diana Johnson Portrait
Diana Johnson
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 31st March 2025

The right to peacefully protest is a fundamental part of our democratic society.

We have committed to carry out post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 beginning in May 2025. This process will review how the legislation has operated since it came into force.

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