Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40292 on Demonstrations, whether the post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 will be carried out independently; and whether her Department plans to publish the outcomes of the review.

In line with standard practice, the memorandum the government will complete as part of the post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 will cover:

• A summary of the objectives of the act

• Implementation

• Secondary legislation etc

• Legal issues

• Other reviews

• Preliminary assessment of the act

Further details on post-legislative scrutiny can be found here: 2025 Guide to Making Legislation - master version - Google Docs