Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Monday, 10 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 November 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 November 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.
Terrorism: Detainees
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people suspected of offences under anti-terrorism legislation were held for more than 14 days before being charged in the last three years.
- Answer
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[holding answer 13 November 2008]: The maximum 28 day period of pre-charge detention came into force on 25 July 2006 and statistics are collated from this date. From 25 July 2006, to date 11 individuals have been held for over 14 days in pre-charge detention. Of these 11, eight individuals were charged, three were released without charge. The statistics are shown in the following table:
Period of detention (days) Number of persons held Charged Released w/o charge 14 to 15 1 1 — 18 to 19 1 1 — 19 to 20 3 3 — 27 to 28 6 3 3
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 483 c2296W; 235537
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Detainees Terrorism
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