Remove Part 3 of the Police, Crimes, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Remove Part 3 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021. The sweeping powers contained within are far too great, including limitations on single person protests and even making it a crime to not follow restrictions the police may 'claim' protesters should have known about.

The laws enable police to charge protesters with a crime without needing to prove that they knew they had to move on; 'intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance' can be interpreted to prevent occupying public spaces. As a final insult, damage to memorials can lead to up to 10 years in prison. This bill gives huge amounts of power to police, limits people's rights to protest (which are meant to make an impact in order to be heard), and contains vague definitions aiding crackdowns on legitimate forms of dissent.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Mar 2021

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