The protest provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court Bill: a “modest reset of the scales”?

Martin, Richard ORCID: 0000-0003-4113-4841 (2021) The protest provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court Bill: a “modest reset of the scales”? LSE Legal Studies Working Papers (15/2021). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

The proposals contained in Clauses 54 to 60 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court Bill seek to expand police powers to restrict non-violent but disruptive or ‘noisy’ protests. The purpose of this article is to cast a critical eye over the five main proposals with the intention of furthering the discussion and scrutiny of these significant amendments to the Public Order Act 1986. Taking each proposal in turn, the article examines their purported justifications, the clarity and coherency of the provisions and their likely compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights. It concludes the proposals amount to a marked broadening and deepening of protest powers, signalling a desire for a more interventionist, less tolerant police response to non-violent but disruptive protests.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	https://www.lse.ac.uk/law/working-paper-series
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2022 14:48
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 23:55
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/113738

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