Civil Disorder
Home Department
Philip Hollobone (Kettering, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken in respect of the law on face coverings since the public disorder of August 2011. [R]
Nick Herbert (Minister of State, Justice; Arundel and South Downs, Conservative)
holding answer
Following the 2011 disorder, the Government launched a public consultation into extending police powers, including in respect of face coverings. We are considering the results of the consultation and will be issuing a response in due course.