Overview

• Sarah White, 40, of Chigwell has been charged with failing to comply with conditions of a procession and as an organiser failing to comply with a notice, and is bailed to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on October 15.
• Essex Police said the restrictions stemmed from a Section 14 order that confined demonstrations to a fenced area opposite the Bell Hotel and required them to end by 8pm.
• Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Hooper stated that unfurling a Union Flag is not a criminal offence and that nobody was arrested for doing so.
• Scott Davey, 32, has been charged with failing to comply with conditions of a public assembly and is bailed to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on October 31.
• A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred and racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage over an alleged banner burning and was released on conditional bail until November 28, while White alleges she was manhandled and is considering legal action.