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Policing, protest and changes to COVID-19 control measures in the UK, 4 May 2020

Paper by the Security and Policing sub-group of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) / Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 29 May 2020

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Policing, protest and changes to COVID-19 control measures in the UK - 4 May 2020

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Paper prepared by the Security and Policing sub-group on the risks of public protest if the lockdown is eased. It was discussed at SAGE 34 on 7 May 2020.

It should be viewed in context: the paper was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

The redaction contained within this paper is made under the national security caveat.

Published 29 May 2020