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For Campaigners

Protest rights, public-order policing, judicial review, regulator complaints, and lobbying transparency.

Reviewed 2026-05-22

Common Problems

Arrested at a protest

Section 14 Public Order Act conditions

Judicial review of a policy

Counter-terrorism stop and search

ICO complaint about police data

Your Rights

Your Rights During a Stop and Search

What the police can and cannot do when they stop and search you, and how to protect your rights.

Letter Templates

Freedom of Information Request

Statutory request for information from a UK public authority under the FOIA 2000.

Police Complaint Letter (to PSD)

Formal complaint to a police force's Professional Standards Department (PSD), with onward escalation to the IOPC.

Legal Tools & Calculators

Planning judicial review deadline calculator

Strict 6-week deadline for judicial review of planning decisions under CPR 54.5(5).

When to Get Legal Advice

Protest-related arrest: contact a duty solicitor and Liberty/Network for Police Monitoring legal observers immediately. Judicial review of policy decisions has strict 3-month limitation.