Abstract
The Public Order Act 1986 is the principal source of public order offences. These are riot, violent disorder, and affray, along with inducing fear of violence and behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress. Some of the offences in the 1986 Act may be committed in private, but their public order foundations are paramount and these offences should not be treated as merely additional offences against the person. This chapter deals with offences against public order. It also considers harassment, alarm or distress, racially aggravated public order offences and acts intended or likely to incite racial or religious hatred, and hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation. The chapter also examines offences under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (public nuisance) as well as those under the Public Order Act 2023.
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