Our planning continues ahead of a march by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign in central London tomorrow (Saturday).
Thousands of officers will be on duty to provide reassurance to those who want to make their voices heard, as well as proactively dealing with anyone who breaks the law.
We also have a responsibility to minimise disruption on other Londoners and businesses in the capital.
Conditions have been imposed under Section 12 of the Public Order Act and people involved in the procession should follow the blue route below:
A separate condition has been imposed under Section 14 of the Public Order Act which prevents people involved in the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign march from gathering in the area below outside the Israeli Embassy in Kensington Palace Gardens:
Details of these conditions, which have been put in place for the safety of those involved as well as the wider public, have been shared directly with the organisers of the march.
Commander Kyle Gordon, leading this weekend’s policing operation, said: “We’ve been clear over the last week that wherever possible we will police up to the line of the law.
“Our most experienced and knowledgeable officers are working on the policing of these events, making sure we are utilising all legislation to its fullest extent.
“I would encourage anyone who sees any crimes happening in the moment to report it to the nearest police officer.
“Any footage or images of potential crimes should be reported to us – we have specialist teams whose role is to scour thousands of pieces of content identifying crime.”
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