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UK: Joint Human Rights Committee report: Legislative Scrutiny: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill

11 January 2015

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See the full text: Legislative Scrutiny: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill (pdf): The Committee expresses doubt as to whether UK data retention powers meet the standards of the Court of European Justice judgment in the Digital Rights case which said mass surveillance was disproportionate. See: Justice 2nd Reading Briefing (link) and Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill threatens access to courts and independence from government (Law Society, link)

And: Anti-terror bill a threat to academic freedom, MPs tell Theresa May (Guardian, link), MPs bridle at plans to make universities monitor 'extremism' (The Independent, link), Chief constable warns against ‘drift towards police state’ - Greater Manchester’s Sir Peter Fahy says it is not the police’s job to define what counts as extremism (Guardian, link) and Passport plans spark human rights fears (Financial Times, link)

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