The United Kingdom’s Home Office introduced new police powers on Sunday to deal with protests in the country, authorising police forces to take into account the history of previous demonstrations when deciding whether to impose restrictions.

According to the statement, police forces will now be allowed to evaluate “cumulative impact,” or the overall effect of repeated protests, when deciding whether to impose conditions on such gatherings.

Home Office noted that for this purpose they will amend Sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act of 1986 to enable officers the overall effect of frequent demonstrations and impose “conditions on public processions and assemblies.”

Section 12, which focuses on public processions, including marches, allows police officers to impose conditions on

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