The Metropolitan Police will appeal against a High Court ruling that it breached the rights of organisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard with its handling of the event, the force has said. In a ruling on March 11, two senior judges found the Met’s decisions in the run-up to the planned event were “not in accordance with the law”.
Reclaim These Streets (RTS) had planned the socially-distanced vigil for 33-year-old Ms Everard, who was murdered by former Met officer Wayne Couzens, near to where she went missing in Clapham, south London, in March last year, the Mirror reports.
The force said in a statement on Friday (March 18) it had “taken time to consider” the decision but that it wanted to “resolve what’s required by law when policing protests and events” in future. It said in a statement: "Following the High Court judgement issued on Friday, 11 March the Met has taken time to consider with great care the decision itself and the wider implications for policing.
