FOI 1004-2024/25- Protest arrests

Request:

Q1. In the time period 28/06/2022 up to 01/01/2025, on how many occasions has your force used the powers allowed for in Section 75 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act: Offences under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act 1986?

Sections 12 and 14 of the 1986 Act (as amended by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022) allow the police to impose any type of condition on a public procession or public assembly necessary to prevent: significant impact on persons or serious disruption to the activities of an organisation by noise; serious disorder; serious damage to property; serious disruption to the life of the community; or if the purpose of the persons organising the protest is the intimidation of others with a view to compelling them not to do an act they have a right to do, or to do an act they have a right not to do.

Q2. In the time period 28/06/2022 up to 01/01/2025, how many arrests has your force made under Section 78 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act: the offence of intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance

Q3. In the time period 28/06/2022 up to 01/01/2025, on how many occasions has your force used the powers allowed for in Section 79  of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act: imposing conditions on one-person protests?

Q4. In the time period 12/05/2022 up to 01/01/2025, how many arrests has your force made under Section 80 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act: wilful obstruction of a highway?

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Zero

Q2. 89

Q3. Zero

Q4. 12

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