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> Serious Disruption and Prevention Orders (SDPOs) come into effect from 5th April 2024 – we will be updating our information about this in the next few days, meanwhile see our guide to the Public Order Act 2023
> New Laws: Public Order Act 2023 and Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
Check out our guides to the 2 key new pieces of legislation:
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
And remember – these new laws absolutely don’t change our key messages!
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