The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is consulting on abolishing the separate office of Biometrics Commissioner. The quasi-judicial function of the Biometrics Commissioner is one of the safeguards applying to examinations at ports and the Northern Ireland border under Schedule 7 Terrorism Act 2000.
Features
TPIM consultation response
Support for the regime but caveat about legal aid position
Speech: What is the threat to the UK today? (Bright Blue, 7 July 2021)
Mental Health Practitioners and Terrorist Risk
Talk at Forensic Network Scotland event on 29 June 2021
3 Aspects of UK Law and Policy on Right Wing Terrorism
Speech to Global Counterterrorism Forum on 21 April 2021:
Terrorism Acts in 2019
Review into Terrorism in Prisons
Review into Terrorism in Prisons
Government response to Terrorism Acts in 2018 Report
Release of Terrorist Offenders: Note on the Law
In view of the proposed changes to how terrorist offenders are sentenced and released, I hope this detailed summary is helpful in explaining the current legal position.