Submitted by Tim Cliffe on Saturday 21st May 2022
Published on Friday 27th May 2022
Current status: Closed
Closed: Sunday 11th December 2022
Signatures: 119
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Public Order Bill: Remove powers to issue SDPOs for unconvicted protestors
The Public Order Bill contains provisions to enable courts to issue Serious Disruption Prevention Orders (SDPOs), imposing any requirement of prohibition the court thinks are necessary, on application by a chief police officer, even if a protestor has not been convicted of any criminal offence.
The legislation says that SDPOs might contain prohibitions or requirements that prohibit a protestor from being in certain places, being with certain people, taking part in certain activities, or using the internet in particular ways.
We believe these powers are incompatible with the rule of law and values of democracy, and that the court should not be able to put in place an SDPO, when a protestor has not been found guilty of a related offence.
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