James Cleverly considering longer notice periods for large demos in England and Wales, says policing minister
The home secretary, James Cleverly, is considering further tightening the law around demonstrations, including a requirement for protesters to increase the amount of notice they give police before large demonstrations, a cabinet minister has said.
Extending the notice period from six days to “a couple of weeks” in England and Wales for “very, very large protests with tens of thousands of people” would make planning easier for the police, the policing minister Chris Philp said, as he stressed the government would not seek to prevent future pro-Palestinian protests.
