Thread by @libertyhq

TODAY

The House of Lords is voting on Part 10 of the #PolicingBill that will increase discrimination against Black men.

Liberty and @JENGbA are calling on Peers to stand up for equality and justice and block these measures. libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/policing…

@JENGbA New civil orders and police powers in the #PolicingBill will entrench discredited #JointEnterprise

Described by the Supreme Court as “a wrong turn”, joint enterprise is a proven route to injustice.

@JENGbA #JointEnterprise has led to bystanders being convicted of the most serious crimes, and is often used to criminalise Black men, young people and women.

Read more here: jointenterprise.co

@JENGbA The #PolicingBill’s Serious Violence Reduction Orders will repeat these mistakes.

They give police power to place restrictions on people convicted of offensive weapons offences - incl 1000s convicted by joint enterprise even though they themselves didn’t handle a weapon.

@JENGbA So restrictions could be imposed on people who have not committed a crime – but breaching those restrictions will be a crime.

Police will also be able to stop and search anyone who has an SVRO without suspicion any time they are in a public place.

@JENGbA These powers risk entrenching the injustice of joint enterprise, and the discrimination seen across the criminal justice system.

With campaign group @JENGbA we’ve written to MPs and Peers calling on them to block SVROs.