Guides
Our guides are designed to help support you in dealing with the police.
We are not lawyers. The information in these guides comes from our collective experience in supporting people in protest situations, and is offered in solidarity. It is not formal legal advice, and should not be treated as such. The list also includes links to some guides on external websites from partners including Netpol.
We are in the process of re-formatting existing guides and writing new ones for this website. Keep checking back to see what is new, and let us know if things don’t work as they should.
Supporting Yourself
- Key Advice when going on a Protest
- 2 minute Know Your Rights video (Netpol)
- Stop and Search
- Our guide to the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
- Being Trans and Protesting
- Looking after your health on actions
- Trauma and Emotional Support
Arrest & Court
- What happens if I’m Arrested?
- I’ve been Arrested! What Next?
- Should I ignore Police Bail?
- The Post-Charge Legal Process
Other Considerations
- DBS checks and being arrested on protests
- Demonstrations and International Students
- Do you have to give your fingerprints to police? (Freedom Press)
- Info on immigration status and protest (JCWI)
- Coronavirus and protest
- Wearing masks on protest (Netpol)
- Your Rights and Mobile Fingerprinting (Netpol)
Supporting Others
- How to give Police Station Support
- My Friend has been Arrested!
- Support for People going to Court
- What is a Legal Observer?
- Witness to an Arrest or Police Violence?
- Guide to filming the police (Netpol)
- Downloadable Know Your Rights graphics
Organising an Action
Protest Laws
- Filming and Photographs at Actions
- Laws Commonly Used at Protests
- Obstructing Workplaces: Trade Union Legislation
- Police Liaison Officers
- Guide to kettles (Netpol)
Challenging the Police
Elsewhere
