Additional safeguards needed within Code of Practice for Terrorism Act

The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has issued a report into the use of Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act during an incident in April.

Independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall

Amendments need to be made to the Code of Practice for the Terrorism Act to ensure that powers are not used for the purpose of public order policing, an independent reviewer has said. Schedule 7 of the Act enables police at ports to examine those...