Question follow-through · 5687

Demonstrations: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether guidance has been issued to police forces on reducing risk during meetings between police officers and organisers of public protests.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
8 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether guidance has been issued to police forces on reducing risk during meetings between police officers and organisers of public protests.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The police are expected to engage with organisers of protests in advance to discuss potential routes, timings and to identify any public safety risks. This engagement informs police decision-making on any conditions they might impose on planned protests t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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