No one is protected unless we can all safely access health services. It imposes safeguards to ensure travel restrictions do not undermine people’s private and family life, right to seek asylum or ability to travel to provide humanitarian aid. Limiting the power to close borders – the Bill limits the parts of the Coronavirus Act that allow the Health Secretary to close borders with no upper time limit.No protest ban – the Bill explicitly prohibits blanket bans on protest.Power to appeal fines – the Bill establishes a right to appeal any fine.Transparent enforcement – the National Police Chief’s Council must publish weekly enforcement data broken down by age, gender, ethnicity, and disability, as well as information about the location, context, and nature of the enforcement, so the public can see how powers are used.The Protect Everyone Bill will remove it.
The Crown Prosecution Service has said every single charge brought under this power has been wrong. Scrap power to detain potentially infectious people – the Government’s Coronavirus Act gives police the power to detain anyone who is “potentially infectious”.This is the best way to keep everyone safe. No expansive police powers – the Bill prioritises supporting people to follow clear and consistent public health guidance, instead of criminal punishment.Real scrutiny – any lockdown regulations will be debated and voted on by Parliament before they become law.Strict time limits – the Bill will expire after six months.The Protect Everyone Bill will safeguard everyone’s civil liberties. Holding the powerful to account is crucial in times of crisis to make sure no one is left behind by narrow policy making.Īnd we need an approach that supports everyone to follow public health guidance instead of focusing on criminalising us. Over the past year, the Government has drastically changed people’s lives at a moment’s notice with next to no scrutiny from Parliament, and has attempted to police its way out of a pandemic – with already over-policed communities bearing the brunt of unjust enforcement.
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