Report by Independent Reviewer of Terrorism

Baroness May of Maidenhead Excerpts

Thursday 12th March 2015 Written Statements

[The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May)]

In accordance with section 36(5) of the Terrorism Act 2006, David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, prepared a report on the operation of the Terrorism Act 2000 and Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006, which I laid before the House on 22 July 2014.

I am grateful to David Anderson for his considered report and have carefully considered the detailed observations and the recommendations made. I am today laying before the House the Government’s response to his report. I wanted to wait for the provisions in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 to receive Royal Assent before responding formally, given that the Act gives effect to a number of David Anderson’s recommendations.

Copies of the Government response (Cm 9032) will be available in the Vote Office and it will also be published online at: https://www.gov.uk

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