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Implementation Of Reform Of Section 5 Of The Public Order Act 1986

EDM number 680 in 2013-14, proposed by Edward Leigh on 06/11/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Police and Public order offences.

That this House is greatly disappointed by the Government's delay in bringing into force section 57 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 which removes insulting words or behaviour from the scope of section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 and which received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013; observes that there have been further reports of the misuse of section 5 by the police which would not have occurred if the provision had been implemented; expresses concern that section 5 will continue to be used to limit freedom of expression until this important reform is brought into force; and therefore calls on the Government to bring section 57 into force immediately.

This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Edward Leigh06/11/2013GainsboroughConservativeProposed
David Davis06/11/2013Haltemprice and HowdenConservativeSeconded
Peter Bottomley06/11/2013Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Julian Huppert06/11/2013CambridgeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mark Durkan06/11/2013FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Andrew George07/11/2013St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Philip Davies12/11/2013ShipleyConservativeSigned
Margaret Ritchie18/11/2013South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John Hemming27/11/2013Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell29/11/2013Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Caroline Lucas09/12/2013Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Martin Vickers16/12/2013CleethorpesConservativeSigned

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