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The new powers allow police forces to consider the cumulative impact of previous protests on a local community, the interior ministry said
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Police forces across England and Wales have been granted new powers to crack down on disruptive protests.
Under plans announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, senior police officers will be able to consider the cumulative impact of frequent or repeated protests on local communities when imposing conditions on future protests.
The Government says it will "close a gap in the law" that stops police from limiting where and when they occur.
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The crackdown is seen as a response to large pro-Palestinian protests (including one at the weekend that resulted in nearly 500 arrests) that are testing the limits of public order laws.
The recent terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester crystallised concerns that these protests are threatening public safety and community relations.