We highly recommend you to check out the external resources below for information about your legal rights as activist in the United Kingdom.

Protest Legal Support Helpline #

England & Wales #

Green & Black Cross offers a Protest Legal Support Helpline:
☎️ 07946 541 511

Only contact them if your query is related to protest or political action. Please don’t ring the Protest Legal Support Line about other issues, they do not have capacity to help.

Call us if you’ve witnessed arrests or police misconduct at a protest, or for advice on your rights if attending or planning an action.

Please do not reveal secret or incriminating details over the phone that may harm your case.

Scotland #

The Scottish Community & Activist Legal Project (SCALP) is a collective of people offering legal support. They attend protests, challenge police abuse, support people in case of arrest, and provide legal guidance.

In the event of protest arrests in Scotland:

• Reporting an arrest https://arrestwatch.scot/

• Reporting a release: https://arrestwatch.scot/pss

External resources #

• Green & Black Cross

• Netpol

• SCALP (Scotland)

  • Guide to Activism, Scottish Law and the Police

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