Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 23244

Demonstrations: Sentencing

Tabled: 10 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Calum Miller

Liberal DemocratBicester and Woodstock

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of revising sentencing guidelines to protect the right to protest.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
The right to peacefully protest is a cornerstone of our democracy. It is a long-standing tradition in this country that people are able to gather together and to express a point of view, provided that they do so within the law. The Government is fully com...

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