Written question asked by David Hamilton (Labour) on Thursday, 8 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 November 2007. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 19 November 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.
Terrorism: Detainees
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the people detained on suspicion of terrorist offences since July 2006 were charged (a) before 10 days, (b) between 11 and 20 days, (c) between 21 and 26 days, (d) on the 27th day and (e) on the 28th day.
- Answer
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The 14 day detention period came into effect on 20 January 2004 and the maximum period of detention pre-charge was extended to 28 days with effect from 25 July 2006. The following table, compiled from police records, provides details, to date, of the numbers of individuals charged or released and held from between 14-15 days and through to 27-28 days. We do not collate statistics for the timescales requested.
Pre-charge detention to date Period of detention (days) Number of persons held Charged Released w/o charge 14-15 1 1 — 18-19 1 1 — 19-20 3 3 — 27-28 6 3 3
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 467 c505-6W; 164011
- Session
- 2007-08
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- Subjects
- Detainees Terrorism
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