§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the bans on processions under the Public Order Act 1936 imposed since January 1981.
§ Mr. WhitelawFollowing is information in respect of banning orders made in England and Wales under section 3(2) or section 3(3) of the Act:
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Class of procession banned Date ban commenced District(s) Duration All public processions other than those of a religious, educational, festive or ceremonial character customarily held 5 March 1981 Metropolitan Police District 27 days City of London All public processions other than those of a religious, educational, festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 20 March 1981 Leicester 1 month All public processions other than those of a religious, educational, festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 21 March 1981 Wolverhampton 14 days All public processions other than those of a religious, educational, festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 21 March 1981 Leeds 29 days All public processions other than those of a religious, educational, festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 22 March 1981 Barnsley 7 days Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield All public processions except those traditionally held on 1 May to celebrate May Day and those of a religious character customarily held. 25 April 1981 Metropolitan Police District 28 days City of London All public processions other than those of a religious, educational, festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 19 June 1981 Coventry 23 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational, festive or ceremonial character. 11 July 1981 Metropolitan Police District 30 days City of London All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 17 July Walsall 10 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 18 July Oxford 11 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character. 18 July Plymouth 30 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character. 24 July Scunthorpe 17 days Great Grimsby Cleethorpes All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 1 August North Bedfordshire 9 days South Bedfordshire Luton All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 14 August North Bedfordshire 29 days South Bedfordshire Luton All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 21 August Crawley 17 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character. 21 August Peterborough 31 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 26 August Liverpool 43 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character. 28 August Metropolitan Police District 31 days City of London All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character. 4 September Northampton 25 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 19 September Ipswich 9 days Bury St. Edmunds All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 26 September Luton 9 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character customarily held. 3 October Sheffield 2 days All public processions of a political nature within the London Borough of Croydon 16 October London Borough Croydon 2½days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character. 31 October Oldham 7 days All public processions except those of a religious, educational festive or ceremonial character, or those customarily held in rememberance of the dead. 7 November Rochdale 7 days