Written Question·Home Office·UIN 44383
Public Order Act 2023
Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the Metropolitan Police on taking steps to ensure that its enforcement of Public Order Act 2023 accords with the (a) rule of law and (b) Human Rights Act 1998.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe police are operationally independent of the government. The police make decisions about how to respond to specific incidents based on their professional judgement, the circumstances at hand, and all applicable laws, and the Home Office does not direct...
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