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The Public Order Act 2023 (c. 15), referred to during its passage through Parliament as the public order bill and the anti-protest bill, [1] is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which gave law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom greater powers to prevent protest tactics deemed "disruptive" such as those used by climate protestors.
On the topic of ‘two-tier’ policing, Mr Twist said: “In public order policing we are neutral as to the cause that is being protested. We base policing tactics on the threat, harm and risk ...
Mer Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, who leads public order policing in the English capital, said: “The risk of violence and disorder linked to breakaway groups is growing.
Ms Alexander told Times Radio: “These are police officers who have had specialist training in dealing with public order offences. “We had 4,000 available at the weekend. There will be another ...
As with their full-time counterparts, some Special Constables are trained in public order duties, including policing of football matches and demonstrations. In West Yorkshire Police, 24 specials have received Level 2 PSU - Police Support Unit training, and have become part of the 'Operation Target' team. [6]
FITs were first formed in the early 1990s, [2] as part of the Public Order Intelligence Unit (), a section of the Public Order Branch of the Metropolitan Police.They initially targeted football fans, hunt saboteurs and political protesters (since at least 1996), [3] using cameras, camcorders and audio recorders to conduct overt surveillance of the public. [4]
Part 3 of the act gives police forces broad authority to place restrictions on protests and public assembly. Under previous UK legislation, police must show that a protest may cause "serious public disorder, serious damage to property or serious disruption to the life of the community" before imposing any restrictions. [21]
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