Civil liberties organisation Liberty described the legislation as ‘a shameless attempt’ by the Government to reduce the right to protest.
New orders to crack down on disruptive protests can impose a range of restraints including preventing people from being in a particular place or area, participating in disruptive activities and being with protest groups at given times The Serious Disruption Prevention Orders will aim to prevent individuals from repeatedly causing serious disruption at protests.
Home Secretary James Cleverly said the Government ‘have introduced these new powers to ensure that anyone who ignores warnings from our law enforcement cannot continue to cause turmoil unpunished’ These orders can be imposed on those who have, on at least two occasions, committed protest-related offences, for example locking-on, or breached the conditions of an injunction.
“However, recent months have shown certain individuals are just dedicated to wreaking havoc and causing severe disruption to the everyday lives of the public. Jodie Beck, policy and campaigns officer at Liberty, said: “These measures are a shameless attempt to prevent people from being able to make their voices heard on the issues that matter most to them.
“It’s especially concerning that there are even more crackdowns on protests planned in the Criminal Justice Bill, including proposed bans on face coverings which would impact clinically vulnerable protesters and political dissidents.
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