Member

Amendment 381 seeks to strengthen the law in respect of protests outside the homes of MPs, Peers and other public officeholders. In recent years, we have seen troubling incidents where individuals have conducted sustained, intimidatory and targeted protests outside the private homes of public officeholders. These activities undermine the resilience of our democratic institutions by fostering environments where public officeholders, fearing for their safety, may feel compelled to make decisions they would not otherwise consider or revisit decisions already made. This erodes the integrity of democratic processes and weakens institutional confidence. We are at risk of public officeholders self-censoring, altering how they live and engage with constituents, and even how they vote, out of concern for their own safety and that of their families.