Written Question·Home Office·UIN 906361
Protest
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Andy McDonald
Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Crime and Policing Bill on the right to protest.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe right to peaceful protest is an important part of our democratic society. Measures in the Crime and Policing Bill strengthen the police's ability to manage disruptive and dangerous protests and prevent criminality.
They will help prevent intimidation near places of worship, and protect communities affected by repeated disruption, without imposing a blanket restriction on protests.