Written Question·Home Office·UIN 38911
Balaclavas: Public Places
Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
David Taylor
Labour — Hemel Hempstead
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the wearing of balaclavas in public spaces.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonFace coverings have a variety of legitimate purposes and as such the Government does not support a general ban on the wearing of balaclavas or other types of face coverings in public.However, the Crime and Policing Bill contains a new criminal offence of ...
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