Legislative orders in place during the Red, White and Blue festival.
Derbyshire Constabulary | 07.08.2009 08:29 | Other Press
Derbyshire Constabulary, in conjunction with Amber Valley Borough Council, is placing restrictions on any protests planned in the vicinity of the British National Party's Red, White and Blue event, taking place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 14th, 15th and 16th 2009.
Route of Public Procession, designated protest point and designated area
The BNP is staging the event at a site on Codnor-Denby Lane and a number of groups have indicated their plans to stage a protest in response to the event on Saturday August 15th 2009.
After talks with police and the local authority this has been agreed to but with certain safeguards.
As part of this process the police and council have invoked a number of sections of the Public Order Act 1986 to help prevent serious disorder, serious damage to property and serious disruption to the local community.
Section 14 of the act has been utilised to identify Codnor Market Place as a designated area for public assembly prior to and following the procession between 9am and 5pm for all those attending the demonstration.
Section 12 of the act has been used to impose conditions on the public procession, which will take place between Codnor Market Place and Codnor Denby Lane.
The protestors will set off from the Market Place no earlier than 11.30am. They will follow a route along the A6007 Heanor Road, Codnor to its junction with Codnor Denby Lane where it will turn right into Codnor Denby Lane adjacent to Crosshill Church. It will then continue along Codnor Denby Lane, to the area identified as the designated protest point, where it will halt.
At this location, a further public assembly may take place until 2pm, at which time the procession will turn around and return to the Market Place in Codnor via the same route.
Those who have participated in the public procession may then rejoin the designated protest point at Codnor Market Place for the remainder of the period specified in the notice.
The procession will be marshalled by the event organisers and accompanied by police officers.
Finally section 14a of the act has been invoked to prevent trespassory assemblies around the area known as The Bungalow in Codnor Denby Lane and the adjacent lands to an area that does not exceed a radius of five miles.
This part of the act prevents anyone trespassing on private land because of police fears that there may be disruption to the event and disruption caused to the community.
All the legislation has been used to prevent serious public disorder, damage to property and serious disruption to the life of the community.
The conditions attached to the legislative orders are intended to promote public safety and minimise disruption to the local community while recognising the right to peaceful public assembly.
All the orders run from 9am Friday August 14th to 4pm Sunday August 16th 2009. Anyone not abiding by the legislation may be liable to arrest.
Acting Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said: "We are trying to find a balance between allowing legitimate assembly and maintaining public safety and minimising inconvenience to people who live or work in the affected area.
"We hope that people will abide by the law in order to voice their opinions in safety."
Copies of the maps of the relevant areas are attached.
After talks with police and the local authority this has been agreed to but with certain safeguards.
As part of this process the police and council have invoked a number of sections of the Public Order Act 1986 to help prevent serious disorder, serious damage to property and serious disruption to the local community.
Section 14 of the act has been utilised to identify Codnor Market Place as a designated area for public assembly prior to and following the procession between 9am and 5pm for all those attending the demonstration.
Section 12 of the act has been used to impose conditions on the public procession, which will take place between Codnor Market Place and Codnor Denby Lane.
The protestors will set off from the Market Place no earlier than 11.30am. They will follow a route along the A6007 Heanor Road, Codnor to its junction with Codnor Denby Lane where it will turn right into Codnor Denby Lane adjacent to Crosshill Church. It will then continue along Codnor Denby Lane, to the area identified as the designated protest point, where it will halt.
At this location, a further public assembly may take place until 2pm, at which time the procession will turn around and return to the Market Place in Codnor via the same route.
Those who have participated in the public procession may then rejoin the designated protest point at Codnor Market Place for the remainder of the period specified in the notice.
The procession will be marshalled by the event organisers and accompanied by police officers.
Finally section 14a of the act has been invoked to prevent trespassory assemblies around the area known as The Bungalow in Codnor Denby Lane and the adjacent lands to an area that does not exceed a radius of five miles.
This part of the act prevents anyone trespassing on private land because of police fears that there may be disruption to the event and disruption caused to the community.
All the legislation has been used to prevent serious public disorder, damage to property and serious disruption to the life of the community.
The conditions attached to the legislative orders are intended to promote public safety and minimise disruption to the local community while recognising the right to peaceful public assembly.
All the orders run from 9am Friday August 14th to 4pm Sunday August 16th 2009. Anyone not abiding by the legislation may be liable to arrest.
Acting Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said: "We are trying to find a balance between allowing legitimate assembly and maintaining public safety and minimising inconvenience to people who live or work in the affected area.
"We hope that people will abide by the law in order to voice their opinions in safety."
Copies of the maps of the relevant areas are attached.
Derbyshire Constabulary
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