A previous post sets out links to the Parliament - the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. The Bill covers numerous areas of law and its Second Reading debate will take place in the House of Commons on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 March 2021. This is the first of two posts looking at Part 3 of the Bill - Public Order.Taken as a whole, the reforms in Part 3 will make further and considerable inroads into the ability of the citizen to protest without actually breaking the law in some way. Parliament - the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill General:Part 3 comprises Clauses 54 to 60.Public Nuisance:This post considers Clause 59 - Public Nuisance. It is now almost 6 years since the Law Commission made recommendations about public nuisance - see the report published 25 June 2015.At present, public nuisance is an offence at common law. It has been trundled out on several occasions in recent years in order to bring criminal charges against various protesters. Notable examples are t...
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