Opposition Builds To Government’s Attempts To Restrict Protests
More than 45 civil society organisations, including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, have issued a statement denouncing the government’s attempt to give the police sweeping new power to restrict protests.
An amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, tabled in the House of Lords with no scrutiny yet in the Commons, will require the police to consider the “cumulative impact” of repeated protests in the same area as a factor when imposing conditions on processions or assemblies.
If this becomes law, the police in England and Wales will be required to consider any past protests or planned future protests in the same ‘area’ when deciding whether to impose restrictions.