Disruptive tactics by protest organisers led to the Government enacting new legislation to provide the police with more powers, via the Public Order Act 2023. Some of these powers were used for the first time during the policing of the King’s Coronation, but the occasion was not necessarily a good test of the effectiveness of these new powers as it did not involve large-scale use of the kind of tactics the Act was intended to address.

Disruptive tactics by protest organisers led to the Government enacting new legislation to provide the police with more powers, via the Public Order Act 2023. Some of these powers were used for the first time during the policing of the King’s Coronation, but the occasion was not necessarily a good test of the effectiveness of these new powers as it did not involve large-scale use of the kind of tactics the Act was intended to address. Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Paragraph: 23 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government works closely with the police to ensure it has the tools it needs to minimise serious disorder. There has been significant engagement with policing colleagues throughout the process of updating public order legislation, resulting in the measures included on the Public Order Act 2023.