Written Question·Home Office·UIN 104902

Public Order Act 1936

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

David Simmonds

ConservativeRuislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is issued guidance on the political uniform ban in the Public Order Act 1936 and the definition of a uniform.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Public Order Act 1936 aimed to control and regulate the wearing of uniform in a public place or at a public meeting if that uniform signifies association with a political organisation or promotes a political object.The Home Office has not considered i...

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