The Prevention of Terrorism Bill
The Prevention of Terrorism Bill was introduced to
the House of Commons on 22 February 2005. The Bill aims
to replace the Part
4 Powers in the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act
2001 with a new scheme of Control Orders.
The
Law Lords’ judgement of 16 December 2004 found
that the powers contained within Part 4 of the Anti-Terrorism,
Crime and Security Act 2001 were discriminatory because
they only applied to foreign nationals and were not
proportionate to the threat the UK faced from terrorism.
The aim of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill is to put
in place measures which are fully compatible with the
ECHR and which are applicable to both British and foreign
nationals regardless of the “type” of terrorism
involved (whether it is domestic or international).
If the Bill is passed the powers in Part 4 of the Anti-terrorism,
Crime and Security Act 2001 (the 2001 Act) would be
repealed.
The Bill empowers the Home Secretary to impose a
range of Control Orders to disrupt and restrict
individuals where intelligence assessments show they
are involved in terrorist activity. Control Orders will
be tailored to the individual circumstances of the case
and will be based on advice from the Security Service.
Alongside publication of the Bill the Home Office has
today placed in the libraries of the House of Commons
and House of Lords four discussion papers which the
Government hopes will aid debate on the issues.
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