Key point:
‘The Judge confirmed that @ReclaimTS’ assessment of
the law is correct: not all protest is, or can be treated as, illegal
under the Tier 4 rules.’
‘The Judge confirmed that @ReclaimTS’ assessment of
the law is correct: not all protest is, or can be treated as, illegal
under the Tier 4 rules.’
https://twitter.com/adamwagner1/status/1371093834852093958
“unless it is necessary and proportionate to prevent persons gathering to exercise their right to freedom of expression and assembly, having regard to the individual facts and circumstances of the protest in question, such a protest is not prohibited by the Tier 4 regulations”
“this means that Arts 10 & 11 require police to facilitate & uphold the right to protest and that they only prevent it where, following a proper assessment, this is necessary and proportionate in the particular circumstances of the
protest in question”
protest in question”
“In our view this requires that police meaningfully engage with
organisers, identify risks so that solutions can be proposed and found, and in general seek to facilitate a protest taking place in a way which is proportionate to any risk.”
organisers, identify risks so that solutions can be proposed and found, and in general seek to facilitate a protest taking place in a way which is proportionate to any risk.”
“circs which..must be considered when assessing prop’y of proposed protest.. would likely include:..
consequences of not permitting event, including poss that ppl might still attend in signif numbers without coordinated & organised safety measures in place”
consequences of not permitting event, including poss that ppl might still attend in signif numbers without coordinated & organised safety measures in place”
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