Met drops case and accepts the role of legal observers at protests

Four members of Black Protest Legal Support arrested at kill the bill' protests have their charges dropped

The Metropolitan police has said legal observers at protests have an important role to play in the independent scrutiny of policing, as it dropped actions against four people who were arrested during kill the bill" protests this spring.

It is believed to be the first time a police force has admitted the role played by legal observers during protests. The observers are independent volunteers who attend protests to monitor police conduct.