Uphold the freedom to protest.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The government has announced plans for a new crackdown on the freedom to protest.

Buried in the 300 page, Police Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill are sweeping new powers to “tackle non-violent protests that have a significant disruptive effect”.

Proposed changes to the law make it an offence to cause “serious annoyance” or “ “inconvenience” - effectively allowing the police to criminalise any public protest.

Urge the Government to re-think this part of the bill and uphold the right to protest.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Do not pass the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Do not pass the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Do not restrict our rights to peaceful protest: Do not restrict our rights to peaceful protest.

Remove single person protest clauses in Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill: Remove single person protest clauses in Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill

Timeline

14 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
19 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Mar 2021

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