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To help ensure the right balance is struck between the right to protest and the...
Conclusion
To help ensure the right balance is struck between the right to protest and the rights of people to worship without intimidation, the Bill should be amended so that the police can impose conditions when they reasonably believe that an assembly or procession “would intimidate persons of reasonable firmness” rather than “may intimidate persons of reasonable firmness”. Draft amendments to achieve this are included in the Annex to this report. (Recommendation, Paragraph 147) Other issues
Source
Committee
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Inquiry
Crime and Policing Bill
Report
5th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Crime and Policing Bill
14 Jul 2025
HC 830
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.9 yr
Report published
14 Jul 2025