Written Question·Home Office·UIN 30883

Police: Demonstrations

Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 19 February 2025

Question

Ayoub Khan

IndependentBirmingham Perry Barr

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of and (b) levels of adherence to (i) human rights and (ii) public order obligations in the policing of recent protests.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The police have a fundamental duty under the Human Rights Act 1998 to act in a way that is compatible with human rights, including the rights to freedom of assembly and expression. The police also have a duty to ensure that public order and public safety ...

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