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Public Order Bill

Proceeding contribution from Chris Philp (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 March 2023. It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Order Bill.

In whatever context, stop and search has to be done in a respectful and appropriate way. That is why body-worn cameras are so important. As I pointed out a moment ago, only a tiny fraction of stop and searches result in a complaint these days.

To conclude, we have recently seen protesters use tactics, often covertly, that are deliberately and exclusively designed not to protest as a way of communicating a message, but to cause intentional disruption to other members of the public going about their daily business, including children trying to get to school and patients trying to get to hospital. These well-designed and proportionate measures will help the police protect the public and allow them to go about their daily business, while also allowing the right to protest. Therefore, I respectfully invite colleagues to disagree with Lords amendments 6B to 6F.

Question put.

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Reference

730 c378 

Session

2022-23

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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