Home Department written question – answered on 2nd October 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000; how many were (a) held for the maximum 14 days, (b) charged and (c) convicted; and in how many cases trials are pending.
Statistics compiled from police records show that between
The maximum period of detention pre-charge was extended to 14 days with effect from
The Home Office does not publish statistics on the number of cases awaiting trial.
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