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Terrorism Bill

Proceeding contribution from Sadiq Khan (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Terrorism Bill.
What my hon. Friend the Member for Preston (Mr. Hendrick) says is not borne out by statistics. Since the change in the law in 2004, there have been 11 instances of detention for 13 to 14 days, and in all of them the detainee has been charged. There have been 12 instances of detention for between seven and 13 days, and in all of them the detainee has been released without charge. In none of those cases has someone been rearrested once the computer has been decrypted or further evidence has been gathered. I know of no case from the past two years in which an extension to 90 days would have been justified.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
438 c906 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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