Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 Explanatory Notes

Further provision about intimidation etc
Police Directions stopping the harassment etc of a person in his home

104.The Act provides an additional police power to direct persons to leave the vicinity of residential premises, if their presence or behaviour there is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. It is intended to deal with protests outside homes which may become intimidatory. It creates an offence of failing to comply with such a direction.

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