Netpol challenges “fundamental misguided” major review of protest policing

Sep 30, 2019 | Protest

PHOTO: Paul Rookes / Shutterstock.com Netpol has called the first major review of operational policing of public order and protest in almost a decade “fundamentally misguided” and has challenged the National Police Chiefs Council and College of Policing to justify...

Climate strikes: police and schools must positively respect children’s right to protest

Sep 19, 2019 | Comment, Protest

PHOTO: Flickr This Friday, tens of thousands of young people will take part in the Global Climate Strike, demanding immediate action to address the global climate crisis. Students who have not been granted permission by their headteachers to participate may find their...

Climate strike campaigners tell Netpol that police surveillance is a growing threat to protest rights

Sep 19, 2019 | Protest, Rights

PHOTO: Shutterstock.com Following reports from solicitors and individual campaigners in several parts of the country saying that the police have been asking schools for lists of students taking part in climate strike protests, Netpol has canvassed the opinions of...

URGENT: tell the police what you think about protest policing

Sep 10, 2019 | Protest

PHOTO: Cheryl Atkinson, Facebook PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON PROTEST POLICING GUIDANCE CLOSES 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 In August, the National Police Chiefs Council finally released its new draft “Protest Operational Advice” that will provide national guidance to...

Netpol condemns calls for expanding surveillance on “far left, anarchist and environmentalist” groups

Jul 17, 2019 | Comment, Domestic Extremism, Protest

PHOTO: Julia Hawkins on Flickr The report published today by conservative think-tank Policy Exchange, attacking campaigners from Extinction Rebellion, is a direct call for expanding surveillance on “far left, anarchist and environmentalist extremism”. The report’s...