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UK: Home Secretary proposes new anti-terrorism powers

01 June 2007

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New measures proposed to fight terrorism (Home Office, 7 June 2007, pdf). These include:

- longer pre-charge detention - the government has made it clear that it believes it is right to hold suspects beyond 28 days, but the Home Secretary said he wants, if possible, to build a broad agreement on the issue before action is taken;

- enhanced sentences - when terror suspects are charged with general offences, the government believes sentences should be longer than in non-terror cases

- intercept as evidence - a review will be conducted into the potential ramifications of allowing intercept to be used in terrorism court cases

- stop and question - the government is conducting an internal consultation on the possibility of enhancing police powers to allow them to stop and question people about their activities, but the matter is at a very early stage

A Bill is expected in the autumn.

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