The “peace” (known as the Queens Peace in England and Wales) and just the “peace” in Scotland) is defined by common law and is supposed to have been decided over hundreds of years.
it is as noname said normally just used today to “back up” other statute laws such as a warning.
For instance if two of you were arguing on the street and squaring up to each other and a couple of bobbies walked past, they would often separate the two combatants, arrest them under suspected breach of the peace (as going on to having a fight is obviously not peaceful :wink:) and then if you calmed down you’d both get dearrested and sent on your way in opposite directions.
sadly inconsiderate crews in SE England, London and Eastern England and perceived links with gang culture and youth violence now mean raves are seen as medium level crime rather than “youthful high jinks”
in this case its a warning to pack up and leave now or lose your rig and then get done under more stringent criminal laws (with the chance of ending up on bail for years with ASBO-style conditions and then a heavy fine)
FOI will not give you details of complainants, this is for their human rights as even vague details may identify them (for instance if there is only one house in sight its a bit of a giveaway if they say “one person living nearby complained) and the cops are worried you may bust their windows or rob/torch their house in reprisal for a rig getting nicked (certainly in the 90s some of the London crews threatened to do this to “nimbys what grassed” – although I am unsure whether this actually happened).
I’ve noticed a definite hardening of metpol’s attitudes to raves, sadly I think a combination of increasing gang involvement in some parties and BoJo trying to make his mark is causing this…
