Protest: Social Media
(asked on 5th February 2020) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Public Order Act 1986 in relation to social-media-driven protest with limited organisational structure.
This question was answered on 12th February 2020
The Home Office continues to monitor developments in relation to demonstrations and are working closely with the relevant national police leads to review current public order powers to ensure that they are fit for purpose.