Protests will be allowed under England’s coronavirus rules from March 29.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman told reporters: “The stay-at-home order will lift on March 29, which means it is no longer illegal to leave your home save for the exemptions which we are all aware of.
“In line with that, as you saw under Tiers 1-3 previously, protests will also be able to resume from March 29.
"However, these will still be subject to the previous Covid-secure precautions we had, namely that organisers need to submit risk assessments and ensure there is appropriate social distancing.”
It comes amid warnings about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is being discussed amid government plans to tighten policing of protests.
The Times reports that the bill aims to create new definitions on noise and nuisance - but there are concerns that it goes too far.
Former Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that the definitions “look quite wide” and need to be re-examined.
She said: “I would urge the government to consider carefully the need to walk a fine line between being popular and populist. Our freedoms depend on it.”
The bill, which is currently being debated by MPs, is aiming to broaden the range of conditions police can impose on static protests to bring them in line with marches.
These could include time limits, maximum noise levels and whether they cause “annoyance”.
Sir Peter Fahy, former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, has accused the government of “rushing” the legislation through after last summer’s protests by Extinction Rebellion and Black Lives Matter.
The Government says the new powers are needed after a substantial change in protest tactics in recent years.
