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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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EXPLAINER: The Public Order Bill 2022
Having passed one piece of draconian public order legislation, the government has already introduced another.
Protecting Protest: why independent legal observers remain essential
Volunteers from Green and Black Cross out on the streets monitoring the policing of a protest in central London. PHOTO: Netpol Whenever new police powers are introduced, it has been our experience that soon afterwards, officers will abuse them. The Police, Crime,...
Defending Dissent – now police have new powers, what happens next?
We know the police misuse the protest powers they already have. How will senior police officers convince us they have a clear plan to avoid the abuse of these new ones? Over a year after it was first introduced, and in spite of widespread opposition and public...