Overview
- Three judges ruled the proscription breached rights and policy constraints, proposing to quash it but keeping the ban in force for now.
- The court said only a very small number of Palestine Action’s activities met the legal definition of terrorism and that general criminal law remains available.
- Membership of or support for the group remains a serious offence carrying up to 14 years’ imprisonment while the stay is in place.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she was disappointed by the ruling and intends to challenge it in the Court of Appeal.
- Since the July 2025 ban, government data cites 1,630 arrests to September while campaigners claim about 2,700 overall; FOI data shows £694,390 in Home Office legal costs, with policing costs reported in the millions, and the proscription followed a June 2025 break‑in at RAF Brize Norton.