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The Public Order Act 2023 came into force in May 2023 for some provisions. From 2nd July the tunnelling offences have also come into force.

New since 2nd July

• New offence of causing serious disruption by tunnelling
• New offence of causing serious disruption by being present in a tunnel
• New offence of being equipped for tunnelling etc
• New offence of obstruction etc of major transport works

New since 3rd May

• 2 New offences of Locking On and Going Equipped to Lock On
• New offence of Interference with use or operation of key national infrastructure
• Changes to S.12 and S.14 – conditions on marches and assemblies

We are preparing a guide to the new legislation, please watch this space.  Netpol have a very useful explainer on their web site.

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The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (PCSC) received royal assent on 28th April 2022, many of the new powers are now in place.

You can read our guide here.

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