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The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act introduces new powers for policing demonstrations, enabling police to clamp down even more on protests they deem “disruptive”.
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Call-out: Help Netpol monitor the impact of new anti-protest laws on our freedom to dissent!
Starting today, and continuing over the next two years, Netpol is asking campaigners around England and Wales to help document, analyse and share the impact of the new Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act on our freedom to protest. Netpol wants to identify how the...
Netpol’s submission to Parliament on the Public Order Bill
In May 2022, the House of Commons Public Bill Committee asked for submissions on the government's new Public Order Bill. This is Netpol's response. 1. This submission is concerned with the compatibility of the proposed Bill with Article 11 of the European Convention...
Anti-nuclear and anti-war protest under threat
Hot on the heels of the April 2022 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, protests at nuclear weapons establishments and military sites could now be under threat by the proposed National Security Bill, due for a second reading in parliament on 6 June. The National...