Consultation outcome

Consultation on police powers to promote and maintain public order

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This consultation has concluded

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Police Powers To Promote And Maintain Public Order Section 5 Of The Public Order Act 1986 Summary Of Consultation Responses And Government Response

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Detail of outcome


Original consultation

Summary

This consultation sought your views on the areas of police powers which the government is committed to reviewing.

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

The consultation closed on 13 January 2012.

This three-part consultation sought your views on the areas of police powers which the government is committed to reviewing:

  • the relevance of the word ‘insulting’ in section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986
  • new powers to request removal of face coverings
  • new powers to impose curfew to prevent and control outbreaks of disorder

Documents

Police powers to promote and maintain public order - consultation document (Welsh)

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Police powers to promote and maintain public order - consultation document (Welsh) (PDF file - 288kb)

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Police powers to promote and maintain public order - consultation document

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Police powers to promote and maintain public order - consultation document (PDF file - 174kb)

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Published 13 October 2011

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