We have proactively used our powers under the Public Order Act to manage the timings and routes of marches and assemblies, ensuring the groups are kept apart.
Officers will intervene decisively to deal with any breaches, to prevent crime and to respond to any other incidents.
In order to keep those participating in various events safe it will be necessary for us to close roads across Westminster.
It’s likely that this will result in significant disruption and motorists are encouraged to consider using public transport or alternative routes.
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It is also an offence to incite others to breach Public Order Act conditions.
Yesterday, a 61-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of incitement. She has now been charged and will appear at court next month. Her bail conditions mean she cannot attend today’s protest.
📍 | The Palestine Solidarity Campaign assembly in preparation for the planned procession must be held within the specified location on Park Lane, W1 (see map) no earlier than 1130 hours.
Assembly participants must remain within that area until the march commences.
📍 | The Palestine Solidarity Campaign march will commence from Park Lane, W1 between 1245 hours and 1315 hours heading to Whitehall where speeches will take place.
Route: Park Lane > Piccadilly > Haymarket > Cockspur Street > Whitehall.
The ‘Uniting the Kingdom’ march is forming up in Victoria Street.
Working with the event organisers we have moved the forming up area north to the junction with Buckingham Gate to help keep the area around the station clear. The march will set off at 12.30pm.
The Stand Up To Racism protest is forming up in Regent Street St James’s.
They will set off at 1pm, heading up and around Piccadilly Circus, down Haymarket and round into the top of Whitehall.
🧵 | Officers made 17 arrests at yesterday’s demonstration.
A number of further potential offences have come to light on social media and we’re now appealing for the public’s help to identify the people in the thread below.
Images will be removed once identities are confirmed.
🧵 | A significant policing operation will be in place in the coming days in response to planned protest and separate memorial events marking the anniversary of the October 7th attacks.
You can read more details at the link below and in this thread.