Parliament Square protest on 9 August 2025
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.25.046775
I note you seek access to the following information:
Please can you provide the below information in relation to the protest at parliament square on 09 August 2025 hosted by Defend Our Juries in opposition to the Palestine Action proscription.
- How many police officers were tasked with policing this protest
- How many arrests were made in total.
- Please provide a list of each borough/ county that officers attended from
- Please provide the monetary cost of policing this protest
- Do you have a record of how many officers refused to police this protest.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Q1 - How many police officers were tasked with policing this protest
A total of 835 officers’ staff were tasked with policing this protest on 09 August 2025.
Q2 - How many arrests were made in total.
A total of 532 arrests were made at parliament square on 09 August 2025.
Q3 - Please provide a list of each borough/ county that officers attended from
Please find below the Mutual Aid (MA) forces utilised by the MPS, as well as the MPS Operational Command Units (OCUs) that attended the protest at Parliament Square on 09 August 2025:
| MA forces used | MPS OCU's used |
|---|---|
| South Wales | AS |
| Dyfed-Powys | AW |
| Gwent | CE |
| South Yorkshire | CN |
| Humberside | EA |
| Cheshire | MO2 |
| Lancashire | MO3 |
| GMP | MO6 |
| Cleveland | MO7 |
| Durham | MO8 |
| - | NA |
| - | NE |
| - | NW |
| - | SE |
| - | SN |
| - | Specialist Crime |
| - | SW |
| - | WA |
Q4 - Please provide the monetary cost of policing this protest
The MPS does not hold the costs associated with policing the Defend Our Juries protests held on the 09 August 2025. I can confirm that the MPS is scheduled to produce an estimate of costs in respect of the protest subject of this request in the coming weeks. The MPS may accordingly hold information relevant to your request at this time, that can be considered for release under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).
Q5 - Do you have a record of how many officers refused to police this protest.
There is no record of any officers refusing to police this protest.