Written Question·Home Office·UIN 46685
Civil Liberties
Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Public Order Act 2024 to safeguard liberty of conscience and freedom of assembly.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe right to peacefully protest is a fundamental part of our democratic society.We have committed to carry out post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 beginning in May 2025.