Terrorism Bill

Clearly, those are matters of interpretation of the material posted. Does it fulfil the conditions of the offences in clauses 1 and 2? Does it appear to be material of the kind that could qualify as the offence? The original notice and take-down procedure will be a judgment reached by the specially accredited officers who are properly trained to deal with these matters. It is important to stress that failure to remove the material is not a criminal offence. It simply stops the person availing themselves of the statutory defence that is in place. That is probably a good balance, so that we can get swift action. Things on the web move very quickly. If we had to go to judicial authority—a High Court judge—simply for the notification procedure, that would build inordinate delay into the process.