Policy paper

Response to the operation of the terrorism acts in 2018 report

The government response to the annual report on the operation of the terrorism acts in 2018 by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.

From:
Home Office
Published
22 October 2020
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Review of the operation of the terrorism acts in 2018 (accessible version)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2196-0, CCS1020408128, CP 310

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Review of the operation of the terrorism acts in 2018

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In March 2019, the annual report on the operation of the terrorism acts in 2018 prepared by Jonathan Hall QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation was published.

The Independent Reviewer is responsible for monitoring the operation of UK counter-terrorism legislation to assess its fairness, effectiveness, and proportionality.

The government response addresses the following topics that were covered in the report:

  • threat picture
  • terrorist groups
  • terrorist investigations
  • arrest and detention
  • ports and borders
  • civil powers
  • statistics

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Published 22 October 2020

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