THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Suspected terrorists who are deemed a danger to Britain will have the restrictions on their movement relaxed following a revamp of the control orders regime.
Home Secretary Theresa May announced that the measures used against suspects who have not been convicted in court will be renamed and that suspects will be allowed the possibility of staying away from their home overnight.
But the new powers will no longer need to be reviewed every year, a clear signal that restrictions against suspected terrorists against whom prosecutions cannot be brought are here to stay.
The current 16-hour curfews will be replaced by an ''overnight residence requirement'', typically of between eight and 10 hours, Mrs May said.
The term "control order" has been scrapped and will be replaced with "Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures", or Tpims, Mrs May said.
The new powers will be limited to two years and will only be renewed "if there is new evidence that they have re-engaged in terrorism-related activities". >>> | Wednesday, January 26, 2011
