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.

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
» Stop and Search
» Being Trans and Protesting
» Looking after your health on actions
» Trauma and Emotional Support
» What happens if I’m Arrested?
» I’ve been Arrested! What Next?
» Should I ignore  Police Bail?
» The Post-Charge Legal Process
» DBS checks and being arrested on protests
» Key Advice for Protesting in France
» Demonstrations and International Students

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?

Organising an Action

» Guide to Injunctions
» Planning an Action
» Protesting on Private Property

Protest Laws

» Filming and Photographs at Actions
» Laws Commonly Used at Protests
» Obstructing Workplaces: Trade Union Legislation
» Police Liaison Officers

Challenging the Police

» Holding the Police to Account
» How do I find out what Information the Police hold on me?
» Making a Claim Against the Police
» Making a Complaint Against the Police
» What is a Judicial Review?