Written Question·Home Office·UIN 30883
Police: Demonstrations
Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 19 February 2025
Question
Ayoub Khan
Independent — Birmingham 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 JohnsonThe 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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