Public order and protest training.

Policing protest means balancing people's right to protest with the rights of everyone else. This course covers the legal framework and the practical skills of policing it well.

Length: About 15 minutes
Topics: 5 narrated topics
Assessment: 10 questions, 8 to pass
Certificate: On passing

What the course covers

5 topics, each with a real-world task.

5 scenario tasks, one after each topic. Topics unlock in order and progress saves automatically, so it can be done in short bursts.

The right, and the limitsArticles 10 and 11, and policing by consentTask: Does this count as protected protest?
Setting conditionsConditions under the Public Order Act 1986Task: Can you impose a condition?
The 2023 offencesLocking on, tunnelling and protest stop and searchTask: Is this locking on?
Filming and auditorsThe public's right to film, and where the limits areTask: Someone is filming you
Policing it wellCommunication, liaison and proportionalityTask: A protest is planned next week

Who it's for

Officers and staff who police protests and public events, and their supervisors.

It covers Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, conditions under the Public Order Act 1986, the offences in the Public Order Act 2023 such as locking on and tunnelling, and the public's right to film officers.

Our policing courses are written from publicly available legislation and guidance. They are independent of, and not endorsed by, the College of Policing.

FORMAT

Narrated video lessons with captions, on any phone, tablet or computer.

ASSESSMENT

10 questions, marked by the system. Learners need 8 correct (80%) to pass.

CERTIFICATE

Issued on passing, valid for a year, and kept on record for four years.

MANAGERS

Assign it, set a due date and see every learner's progress and result.

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