Palestine Action: Arrests
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for protesting the proscription of Palestine Action.
Answered by Sarah Jones
The Government is absolutely clear that support for proscribed organisations is unacceptable. Anyone expressing support for a proscribed organisation should expect to be investigated by the police.
To be clear, those who want to oppose the proscription of Palestine Action can do so freely and lawfully – that is not itself an offence. It is an offence when protest is focused on showing support for an organisation that has been proscribed.
The Home Office releases statistics which cover arrests for terrorist-related activity on a quarterly basis. The latest release for the quarter ending June 2025 can be found here:
.Operational decisions, including arrests, are a matter for the police, who are independent of Government.
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