Human Rights Joint Committee - Fourteenth Report
Terrorism Act 2000 (Remedial) Order 2011: Stop and Search without Reasonable Suspicion

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 7 June 2011.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

The purpose and effect of the Order

Parliamentary scrutiny of urgent remedial orders

Our consideration of the Order

2  Is the Order Necessary?

Introduction

(1)  Is a power to stop and search without suspicion necessary?

The Home Secretary's suspension of the power

The review of counter-terrorism and security powers

(2) Is it necessary to proceed by way of remedial order?

(3) Is it necessary to use the the urgent procedure?

3  Does the Order remove the incompatibility?

Introduction

(1) Is a power to stop and search without suspicion inherently incompatible with Article 8 ECHR?

(2) The Definition of the Replacement Power

(3) Adequacy of the Safeguards against Abuse

(4) Defective drafting

4  Overall recommendations

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Declaration of Lords Interests

List of written evidence

Written Evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

List of Reports from the Committee during the last Session of Parliament

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Prepared 15 June 2011