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<p><del class="ministerial">The footage of George Floyd’s death is deeply upsetting
and we appreciate the strength of feeling behind the planned #BlackLivesMatter protests,
but it is vital to remember that we are still in the midst of a public health crisis.
We strongly support the right to protest peacefully, but this pandemic has led to
many of our individual freedoms being curtailed because everyone has a role to play
in helping to control the virus following the rules. This is how we can continue to
save lives so we can recover. Under the current regulations, gatherings of more than
six people from different households are not permitted. We are in close contact with
police to ensure they are prepared to respond to any public disorder and have appropriate
policing plans in place. How they use these powers is an operational matter for the
police, who are independent of Government. The Police have adopted an effective approach
of the 4Es; engaging, explaining and encouraging compliance before moving to enforcement
options. The National Police Chiefs Council and the College of Policing have issued
guidance on how they will enforce the regulation. This can be found at https://www.college.police.uk/News/College-news/Pages/Health-Protection-Guidelines.aspx.
Chief constables from forces across the country, the Chair of the National Police
Chiefs’ Council, the Chief Executive of the College of Policing and the President
of the Police Superintendents' Association made a statement following the death of
George Floyd, which is published at</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/uk-police-stand-with-those-appalled-by-george-floyd-death</del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The footage of George Floyd’s death is deeply upsetting and we
appreciate the strength of feeling behind the planned #BlackLivesMatter protests,
but it is vital to remember that we are still in the midst of a public health crisis.We
strongly support the right to protest peacefully, but this pandemic has led to many
of our individual freedoms being curtailed because everyone has a role to play in
helping to control the virus following the rules. This is how we can continue to save
lives so we can recover.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Under the current regulations,
gatherings of more than six people from different households are not permitted. We
are in close contact with police to ensure they are prepared to respond to any public
disorder and have appropriate policing plans in place. How they use these powers is
an operational matter for the police, who are independent of Government.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The Police have adopted an effective approach of the 4Es; engaging,
explaining and encouraging compliance before moving to enforcement options. The National
Police Chiefs Council and the College of Policing have issued guidance on how they
will enforce the regulation. This can be found at <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.college.police.uk%2FWhat-we-do%2FCOVID-19%2Funderstanding-the-law%2FPages%2Fdefault.aspx&data=02%7C01%7C%7C64ad4701c60445d25ba808d8112557d3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637278199367742538&sdata=IDKYcz7nyFPlAhGSHhncSLX86pm4qYnqvmJFi9Ljk5o%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/COVID-19/understanding-the-law/Pages/default.aspx</a></ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial"> Chief constables from forces across the country, the Chair of
the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the Chief Executive of the College of Policing
and the President of the Police Superintendents' Association made a statement following
the death of George Floyd, which is published at <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.npcc.police.uk%2Freleases%2Fuk-police-stand-with-those-appalled-by-george-floyd-death&data=02%7C01%7CCharlotte.Meyer%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9cf8dbd92b8e42d9edd208d807c73185%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637267899391140130&sdata=5q%2BK02t%2Fs5jgYUxc4oR%2FjQkVVOxwq1nzykmu0zWchYA%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/uk-police-stand-with-those-appalled-by-george-floyd-death</a>.</ins></p><p>
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