Counter Terrorism Bill
From SR
Purpose
The Counter-Terrorism Bill 2007-08 contains a number of provisions which the Government states are designed to enhance counter-terrorism powers.
Components
The main elements of the Bill are:
- A provision to allow the pre-charge detention of terrorist suspects to be extended from 28 days to 42 days in certain circumstances
- Changes to enable the post-charge questioning of terrorist suspects and the drawing of adverse inferences from silence
imposing requirements on people convicted of terrorist offences to let authorities know where they are living and any changes to their circumstances
- Enhanced sentencing of offenders who commit offences with a terrorist connection
- Provision for inquests and inquiries to be heard without a jury.
The Bill would also confer further powers to gather and share information for counter-terrorism and other purposes, and amend the law relating to asset-freezing procedures.
Document
The Counter Terrorism Bill can be accessed through the House of Commons website [1]
