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Terrorism Bill

My Lords, in view of the scope and incisiveness of the analysis given by the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, I can be extremely telegraphic. We share the noble Lord’s concern about the threat to freedom of speech posed by the power of constables to issue Clause 3 notices. As the noble Lord rightly said, there is no incentive for an Internet service provider to challenge the notice. The only control contained in the Bill is the words,"““in the opinion of the constable””." The noble Lord has explained graphically why that is a wholly inadequate protection of the principle of freedom of speech. He will have our support.