Question follow-through · 119544

Charities: Public Places

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police powers to help prevent charity fundraisers using aggressive tactics to raise money in public areas.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
12 Mar 2026
Answer
19 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police powers to help prevent charity fundraisers using aggressive tactics to raise money in public areas.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Police forces have a range of statutory and common law powers to deal with matters in public places. These include common law powers to prevent a breach of the peace, which allow officers to intervene where there is a reasonable belief that harm may occur...

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