New protest laws

  • Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Act 2022 (PCSC), also known as the Policing Act.
  • Public Order Act 2023

Two new laws have given the police more powers to control protests, and increase the punishments (including being sent to prison) that you might receive for taking part in certain protest actions. Some of these actions include having ‘noisy’ protests, or causing serious annoyance or inconvenience under public nuisance rules.

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