Submitted by Peter Guy Yates on Monday 6th October 2025
Published on Tuesday 25th November 2025
Current status: Open
Open until: Monday 25th May 2026
Current Signatures: 492
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Tagged with
Assembly ~ Citizens ~ Defend ~ Democrats ~ freespeech ~ Harder ~ Home Office ~ IMPACT ~ measures ~ New powers ~ Officers ~ part ~ Peaceful ~ Police ~ police powers ~ Protests ~ Repeat ~ risk ~ speech ~ Standing ~ The Home Office ~ Withdraw
Stop new powers limiting repeat protests
Withdraw proposals to give police powers to restrict or ban “repeat protests". We think these measures undermine the right to free expression, peaceful assembly and democratic participation in the UK. Peaceful protest is a vital part of holding Government to account. Defend free speech.
The Home Office announced powers to allow police to consider the “cumulative impact” of repeated protests when deciding whether to impose conditions or stop them. While the Government says this is about preventing disruption, the effect would be to make it harder for citizens to protest more than once about the same issue. These proposals risk silencing voices and discouraging people from standing up for what they believe in. We urge the Government to protect, not weaken, this fundamental right.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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