Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Remove anti-protest measures from the Public Order Bill

Closed 7,113 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to remove provisions for:

- electronic tagging of people who intend to attend demonstrations
- orders not to use the internet in certain ways
- expanded stop and search powers
- new offences for "locking on" to others, objects or buildings
We believe the measures proposed are another step in the creation of a police state in this country, and represent a fundamental attack on our civil liberties.

There must be no attempts to restrict the right to protest in a democratic society. We believe the police already have too many powers.

Timeline

6 Jun 2022 Petition opened for signatures
20 Dec 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 7,113
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 6 Jun 2022
Closed 20 Dec 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.