Organising a protest march or static demonstration
Marches and demonstrations
If you wish to organise a protest march then please send the completed form 3175 form to your local police station. These are available to download from this page in either PDF or Word formats.
Notification can be made by sending your completed forms to MPS Event Planning.
Static Protests
If you wish to organise a static protest near the Houses of Parliament it may fall within the designated area, if so, it will be regulated by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 which places certain restrictions and obligations on organisers; you should contact either the MPS Public Order Branch or Charing Cross Police station.
Persons seeking authority to hold a static protest within the SOCPA designated area
should complete Form 3175a, and send the completed form to Charing Cross Police station, or the Public Order Branch, in accordance with Section 133 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. This form connot be completed online.
If you wish to organise a static protest anywhere else within the Greater London area please notify the local Police Station.
Useful contact details for Central London events:
- Public Order Branch [CO11 at New Scotland Yard] - 020 7230 9833
- Westminster Borough Events Team 020 7321 7524
- Westminster Borough Events e-mail: cwmailbox-events@met.police.uk
- Greater London Authority for permission to use Trafalgar Square 0207 983 4750
- Map of designated areas Designated area for sections 132 to 137 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
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