Road obstruction / protests (1063A/23)
Request
Can anybody block / obstruct a road as a protest? I thought there was a law against it.
Response
Under section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available on the following website.
The College of Policing – Changes to legislation for policing protests | College of Policing
In addition, and in order to assist, we can confirm that the offence of wilful obstruction of a highway can be used at an officer’s discretion.
On **(..SPECIFY DATE..) at **(..SPECIFY TOWNSHIP..), without lawful authority or excuse, wilfully obstructed the free passage along a highway, namely **(..SPECIFY THE HIGHWAY..)
Legislation
Contrary to section 137(1) of the Highways Act 1980
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