division_name: Public Order Bill - <i>Report (2nd Day)</i> &#8212; Amendment 54
motion: <p class="italic" pid="a1128.1/1" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Moved by Baroness Chakrabarti</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a1128.1/2" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">54: After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause&#8212;&#8220;Protection for journalists and others monitoring protestsA constable may not exercise any police power for the principal purpose of preventing a person from observing or otherwise reporting on a protest or the exercise of police powers in relation to&#8212;(a) a protest-related offence,(b) a protest-related breach of an injunction, or(c) activities related to a protest.&#8221;Member's explanatory statementThis new Clause would protect journalists, legal observers, academics, and bystanders who observe or report on protests or the police&#8217;s use of powers related to protests.</p>
  
  <p pid="a1136.2/6" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 283, Noes 192.</p>