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Independent Reviews of Terrorism Legislation

Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Part IV Section 28
Review 2004 - 22 February 2005 (file size 299kb)
An independent review by Lord Carlile of Berriew QC

Report on the Operation in 2004 of Part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000 - 20 January 2005 (file size 400kb)
This report by Lord Carlile of Berriew QC reviews whether all or portions of Part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000 should be renewed

Review of the Operation of the Terrorism Act 2000 - 15 July 2004
The Home Secretary's Response to Lord Carlile of Berriew's Report on the Operation of the Terrorism Act 2000

Report on the operation of the Terrorism Act in 2002 and 2003 - 26 April 2004 (file size 484kb)
Report on the Act by independent reviewer Lord Carlile of Berriew QC

Anti-Terrorism, Crime & Security Act, Part 4 Section 28, Review 2003 - 11 February 2004 (file size 156kb)
Second report on the detention provisions in the Act, by independent reviewer Lord Carlile of Berriew QC

Report on the operation in 2003 of Part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000 - 15 January 2004 (file size 400kb)
Lord Carlile's report on part 7 of the Terrorism Act in 2003 - Northern Ireland provisions only

Anti-Terrorism, Crime & Security Act 2001 Review: Report - 18 December 2003 (file size 1086kb - Warning: this is a very large file and may take a long time to download)
The Newton Committee is a committee of privy counsellors appointed by the Home Secretary under the terms of the Act to review the Act and to report back to Parliament by December 2003. This is a copy of the report they provided to the Home Secretary on the Act's powers.

Lord Carlile's review of Part 4 Section 28 of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act - 12 February 2003 (file size 572kb)
First report on the detention provisions in the Act, by independent reviewer Lord Carlile of Berriew QC

Report on the operation in 2002 of Part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000 - 23 January 2003 (file size 148kb)
Lord Carlile's report on part 7 of the Terrorism Act in 2002 - Northern Ireland provisions only

"Report on the operation in 2001 of the Terrorism Act 2000 by Lord Carlile of Berriew" - 26 November 2002
(Lord Carlile's report on the whole of the Terrorism Act in 2001, except the Northern Ireland provisions)
Part 1 - Report on the operation in 2001 of the Terrorism Act (file size 526kb)
Part 2 - Report on the operation in 2001 of the Terrorism Act (file size 490kb)

Report on the operation in 2001 of Part VII of the Terrorism Act 2001 (file size 75kb)
Lord Carlile's report on part 7 of the Terrorism Act in 2001 - Northern Ireland provisions only

Review of the operation in 2000 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 and the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (file size 69kb)
Lord Rowe's report on previous temporary legislation on terrorism

Review of the operation of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (file size 95kb)
An earlier report on previous temporary legislation on terrorism

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