Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 53093

Picketing

Tabled: 19 May 2025

Answered: 28 May 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 48445 on Picketing, whether there is a statutory basis for the six person limit in the Code of Practice on Picketing, published in March 2024.

Answer

Justin Madders

There is no statutory limit on the number of people attending a picket. The Code of Practice on Picketing, which is issued by the Secretary of State under section 203 Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, recommends a 6 person limit a...

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