Written Question·Home Office·UIN 96250

Demonstrations: Young People

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Marsha De Cordova

LabourBattersea

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Crime and Policing Bill on the number of young people arrested at protests.

Answer

Sarah Jones
This government is committed to upholding the right to peaceful protest as well as balancing the need to protect the life of a community in the development of public order legislation. The right to peaceful protest is a vital part of our democracy, and pe...

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