Legislative Scrutiny: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill

Human Rights Joint Committee - Fifth Report
Legislative Scrutiny: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill

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 January 2015.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1 Background

Information provided by the Government

Fast-tracking and the opportunity for proper scrutiny

2 Preventing travel by seizure of passports

Powers to seize travel documents

Necessity

Adequacy of judicial safeguards

(a) the period of retention without judicial authority

(b) Grounds

(d) Special advocates

(e) Legal aid

(f) Compensation

Non-discrimination

3 Temporary exclusion orders

The proposed new powers

Necessity/least restrictive means

The threshold for imposition of a TPIM

"Appointments measures" and the privilege against self-incrimination

5 Data retention

6 Prevent

A new statutory duty

Freedom of speech and academic freedom

7 Privacy and Civil Liberties Board

The effect of the Bill

Relationship with the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation

Conclusions and recommendations

Declaration of Lords' Interests

Formal Minutes

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament