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Written question asked by James Naish (Labour) on Thursday, 19 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2026. It was answered by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Friday, 27 March 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Public Order Act 2023

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44172 on Public Order Act 2023, what progress her Department has made with post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023.

Answer

As part of this Government’s commitment to protect the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, in May 2025 the Home Office began conducting post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023.

The post-legislative scrutiny of this Public Order Act 2023 is ongoing and once completed, the command paper will be sent to the Home Affairs Select Committee in accordance with the guidance on established post legislative scrutiny. In parallel the Home Secretary has commissioned Lord Macdonald of River Glaven KC to conduct a review of public order and hate crime legislation which will be concluded by the end of Spring.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
122310
Session
2024-26
Related items
Public Order Act 2023
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Parliamentary scrutiny Public order
Legislation
Public Order Act 2023
Link
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