The Government’s Policing Bill creates a new “public nuisance offence”. The offence includes where an individual risks causing another person to suffer “disease”.
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has been sponsored by Baroness Williams of Trafford and Dominic Raab MP. It has been passed by the House of Commons and read twice in the House of Lords. The new “public nuisance offence” is noted under section 61.
Earlier today Big Brother Watch raised the alarm in a twitter post: “This will be used to arbitrarily arrest protesters and violate civil liberties. It must be removed from the Bill.”
⚠️ The Govnt’s #PolicingBill creates a new “public nuisance offence”. The offence includes where an individual risks causing another person to suffer “disease”.
This will be used to arbitrarily arrest protesters and violate civil liberties. It must be removed from the Bill.
— Big Brother Watch (@BigBrotherWatch) November 25, 2021
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