Abortion: Demonstrations

Home Office written question – answered am ar 12 Awst 2024.

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Photo of Baroness O'Loan Baroness O'Loan Crossbench

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that police receive adequate training in ECHR rights with regard to policing safe access zones around abortion clinics.

Photo of Lord Hanson of Flint Lord Hanson of Flint The Minister of State, Home Department

Under section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, the police have an obligation to comply with the ECHR in all aspects of their work. Officer training is a matter for individual forces, which are independent of the Government.

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