Breach of protest conditions 1184/2025

FOI Reference: 1184/2025

Request

Please provide the following information for your police force area for the period 1 June 2022 to the date of this request, relating to arrests, charges, and outcomes for breach of protest conditions under:

• Section 12 Public Order Act 1986 (processions)
• Section 14 Public Order Act 1986 (assemblies)
• Section 14ZA Public Order Act 1986 (one-person protests)

For each of the above powers, please provide data separately for each statutory role, corresponding to the relevant sub-sections:

• Organiser offences – e.g. s.12(4), s.14(4), s.14ZA(4)
• Participant offences – e.g. s.12(5), s.14(5), s.14ZA(5)
• Inciting others to breach conditions – e.g. s.12(6), s.14(6), s.14ZA(6)

For each role (sub-section) under each power, please provide (if held):

• Number of arrests
• Number of suspects charged directly by the police (without CPS decision)
• Number of cases referred to the CPS for charging decision
• Number of suspects charged following CPS authorisation
• Number of prosecutions resulting in conviction (if known to the force)
• Number of prosecutions resulting in acquittal (if known to the force)
• Number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued for breach of protest conditions
• Aggregate equality-monitoring data, where recorded:
  • Sex
  • Age group
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion or belief
  • Disability

Response

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does not hold the information requested, due to the fact that there has been 0 (Zero) instances of arrests, charges and outcomes in relation to protests under the requested sections and time frame.

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 30/12/2025)