UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3153
Public Order Act 2023
[As Introduced]
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The Public Order Act 2023 gives police stronger legal tools to manage public protests and gatherings. It sets out what types of behaviour during protests are illegal, what powers police have to stop disruption, and what punishments people face for breaking these rules.
Presented by Priti Patel
supported by Lord Sharpe of Epsom.
supported by Lord Sharpe of Epsom.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count16 votes
0% Aye · 0100% No · 16
MPs' vote517 MPs
55% Ayes · 28345% Noes · 234
The democratic gap
55% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would block this bill, but Parliament passed it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading11 May 2022
- 2nd reading23 May 2022
- Committee stage9 Jun 2022
- Report stage18 Oct 2022
- 3rd reading18 Oct 2022
Lords
- 1st reading19 Oct 2022
- 2nd reading1 Nov 2022
- Committee stage16 Nov 2022
- Report stage30 Jan 2023
- 3rd reading21 Feb 2023
Royal Assent2 May 2023