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No action/protest is ever 100% risk free. So even if you have no intention of being arrested, its important to remember these 5 key messages. No Comment You do not need to answer police questions, so don’t. This is for your own protection and for the protectio...

Anyone engaging in Non-Violent Direct Action or other forms of protest can be arrested. It is all at the discretion of police officers who must have a reasonable suspicion that you are committing, have committed or are going to commit an arrestable offence. Re...

When attending a protest it is important to be prepared to witness, or even be subject to, a stop and search. This page give you details on your rights to witness a stop and search. Download a stop and search card which details what may happen if you are...

Bustcards are printed cards that provide key information in the event of an arrest at a protest. Printed bustcards are often handed out at protests by stewards or legal observers, however individuals are encouraged to have a copy just in case, particularly if ...

Some actions may carry the additional risk of breaching an injunction. For information on injunctions please read the below guide: https://informeddissent.info/injunctions

Arrest Welfare Team: Contact: XR-ArrestWelfare@protonmail.com We will do our best to support you through the post arrest process. Here is a list of what is available from our team. Please always get in touch with us about any of these, or if you ever need any ...

Without a Back Office we wouldn’t know who’d been arrested and therefore which police station they’d been taken to, or be able to offer the arrestee the support they need for the rest of their journey, for example Court Support and financial support. During an...

Role of Police Station Supporters (PSSs) Greet and emotionally support arrestees as they leave the police station Ensure that personal details from arrestees, including about their arrest and release, are collected via XR’s online ArrestWatch system Ensure th...

This page is about supporting at plea hearings and at magistrates court trials. It describes the role of an XR Court Supporter, the preparations needed, court procedures, note-taking at a plea hearing, note-taking at a trial, and sending reports back to Arres...

Legal observers have a vital role to play in supporting the right to protest. But what exactly do legal observers do - and how can you request a legal observer? Legal observers are trained volunteers who support the legal rights of activists. They act as indep...

Back Office consists of a group of trained volunteers. The main functions of Back Office during an action are to: Compile and maintain a record of arrestees; Co-ordinate, and remain in contact with, supporters at police stations to which arrestees have been ...