Practice and Procedure

DPP V ORUM SUB NOM CHIEF CONSTABLE OF AVON & SOMERSET V ORUM (1988)

PUBLISHED July 18, 1988
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Police officer was a person who could be caused harassment, alarm or distress from threatening or abusive words or behaviour within his hearing or sight, and thus had power under Public Order Act 1986 to arrest the offender.

QBD (Glidewell LJ, McCullough J)

18/07/1988

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