Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has said it will use powers under the Crime and Policing Act as part of a crackdown on face coverings at protests.
The force identified demonstrations as the focus of the planned action and cited the Act as the legal basis for the powers it intends to use.
The available information does not specify which protests may be affected, when the approach will begin, or the precise circumstances in which officers will use the powers.
No further details were provided on whether any enforcement action has already taken place, whether specific guidance has been issued to officers, or whether organisers of demonstrations have been contacted.
The latest known position is that the constabulary has signalled its intention to act against face coverings at protests using powers under the Crime and Policing Act, with further operational details not yet set out in the supplied material.
