§ 18. Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department is planning to have any discussions with chief constables with a view to strengthening the Public Order Act 1936 and other relevant Acts with regard to political marches.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI am in constant touch with chief officers of police on public order matters; Lord Justice Scar-man reviewed the law relating to marches in his inquiry into the Red Lion Square disorders but did not recommend any fundamental reform of the law.