Protests (1228A/20)

Regarding your police force’s response to protest organising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, I am asking the following:

1. How many protest organisers have contacted your force stating their plans to organise a protest between 23rd March 2020 and 15^th December 2020?
2. Of these, how many protests were approved?
3. how many were rejected on the grounds of coronavirus legislation?
4. How many were cancelled or postponed by the organisers of their own accord?
5. When dealing with protest requests, does your force provide routine guidance, questionnaires or templates to those seeking to organise? If yes, please attach these. Given changes in Regulations, please provide for each period:

• Between 23^rd March 2020 and 3^rd July 2020 (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020)

• Between 3^rd July 2020 and 14^th October 2020 (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2020)

• Between 14^th October 2020 and 5^th November 2020 (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local Alert Level) (England) Regulations 2020)

• Between 5^th November 2020 and 2^nd December 2020 (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020)

• From 2^nd December 2020 to 15^th December 2020(Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (All Tiers) Regulations 2020)

1. 1. 3. What is your force’s procedure for assessing risk assessments provided by protest organisers?