Restrictions on the Right to Protest

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on imposing conditions and restrictions on the form and practice of the right to protest. The right to protest emerges from the rights of assembly, association and free expression. Advocates of restrictions on the right to protest justify these measures as a means of balancing the rights of protestors with the rights and freedoms of others.

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Analysis for Ben Bradley

Ben Bradley generally voted for (84% aligned) restricting the right to protest.

Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (88% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 2021-01-06 absent na agree na
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Decline Second Reading 2021-03-16 no 100% against aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Second Reading 2021-03-16 aye 100% agree aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 55 — Imposing Conditions on Noisy Assemblies Such as Protests 2021-07-05 no 100% against aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Third Reading 2021-07-05 aye 100% agree aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 55 — Imposing Conditions on Public Processions 2022-02-28 aye 99% agree aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 56 — Imposing Conditions on Noisy Assemblies Such as Protests 2022-02-28 aye 100% agree aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 61 — Imposing Conditions on One-Person Protests 2022-02-28 aye 99% agree aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 55 — Imposing Conditions on Processions Such as Protests and on One Person Protests 2022-03-28 aye 100% agree aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 56 — Imposing Conditions on Public Assemblies Such as Protests 2022-03-28 aye 100% agree aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 55 — Imposing Conditions on Public Processions and One-Person Protests 2022-04-25 absent na agree na
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 56 — Imposing Conditions on Public Assemblies Such as Protests 2022-04-25 absent na agree na
Public Order Bill — Decline Second Reading 2022-05-23 absent na against na
Public Order Bill — Second Reading 2022-05-23 absent na agree na
That the draft Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023 be approved 2023-06-12 absent na against na
Public Order Bill: Third Reading 2022-10-18 absent na against na

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health 2019-07-09 absent na agree na
Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill — Leave to Bring In 2020-06-24 absent na agree na
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Rule of Six 2020-10-06 absent na agree na
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 2021-04-27 no 26% agree not aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 58 — Obstruction of Vehicular Access to Parliament 2022-02-28 aye 100% agree aligned
New Clause 11 (Public Order Bill) - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services 2022-10-18 absent na against na
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 2023-03-07 aye 50% agree aligned