HC Deb 27 November 1981 vol 13 cc474-5W
Miss Richardson

asked 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. Whitelaw

Following is information in respect of banning orders made in England and Wales under section 3(2) or section 3(3) of the Act:

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