Moved by
Lord Pannick
118D: Before Clause 36, insert the following new Clause—
“Independent reviewer of terrorism legislation
In section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006, for subsection (1) substitute—
“(1) The Secretary of State must appoint a person to review and report on the operation, effectiveness and implications of—
(a) counter-terrorism legislation; and
(b) any other legislation or power to the extent that they are applied for counter-terrorist purposes.
(1A) “Counter-terrorism legislation” in subsection (1) means—
(a) the terrorism Act 2000,
(b) the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001,
(c) Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006,
(d) the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008,
(e) the Terrorist Asset-Freezing Act 2010,
(f) the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011,
(g) Part 2 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, and
(h) Parts 1 and 2 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015.””