Agenda item

Report of the Remembrancer.

The Board received a report of the Remembrancer regarding the Public Order Act.

The Deputy Chair noted that the Public Order Act included controversial powers and requested information on the Force’s policy regarding the policing of protest. Officers explained that the Force would be working partners to ensure best practice and key learnings on the policing of protest adding that the new legislation provided key clarification on the application of section 12.

A Member highlighted the controversy regarding the policing of the king’s coronation noting that there was a difficult balance to achieve in practice when policing protests. The Deputy Chair requested that the Force update on the impact of the Public Order Act in the autumn. ACTION

Resolved- That the report be noted.