Community support officers to be given the power to detain – The Independent

Posted October 17th, 2008 in community support officers, detention, news, police by sally

“Police community support officers should be given extended powers that would allow them to be able to detain suspects for the first time, Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, said yesterday.”

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The Independent, 17th October 2008

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Comment is Free: On 42 days, their lordships were glorious – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The rejection of Labour’s proposal for detention without charge was a victory for human rights and common sense in parliament.”

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The Guardian, 14th October 2008

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Smith warns of continued terror threat after Lords defeat – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The threat from terrorism is now ‘at the severe end of severe’ Jacqui Smith said today as she urged opposition parties to back a fresh bill to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days.”

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The Guardian, 14th October 2008

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Falconer leads assault on 42-day plan – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Tony Blair’s former lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, yesterday dismissed as ‘fanciful’ the government’s argument that the fight against terrorism would be assisted by extending to 42 days the maximum period a suspect can be detained without charge. Leading a cross-party assault on the plan in the House of Lords, which last night overwhelmingly rejected the measure by 309 votes to 118, Falconer said he had decided to vote against his government with a ‘heavy heart’.”

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The Guardian, 14th October 2008

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House of Lords deals fatal blow to 42-day terror detention plans – The Times

Posted October 14th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Plans to give police up to 42 days to question terrorism suspects were crushed by the House of Lords last night, halting a three-year, high-wire political battle begun in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings.”

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The Times, 14th October 2008

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Court of Appeal confirms rejection of UK-IPO software patent approach – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 13th, 2008 in detention, news by sally

“The Court of Appeal has refused to accept the UK Intellectual Property Office’s rejection of a patent for a piece of software in a move which experts say will open the door for more software patents in the UK.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2008

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Peers to vote on anti-terror plan – BBC News

Posted October 13th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The House of Lords is set to vote on whether to extend the terror detention limit to 42 days.”

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BBC News, 13th October 2008

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Comment is Free: No one wants this terror bill – The Guardian

Posted October 13th, 2008 in detention, special report, terrorism by sally

“Today sees the return to the House of Lords of the contentious issue of extending to 42 days the time someone can be held by the police without being charged. I would have wanted to take part in the debate, though unavoidably I will be absent overseas. My view is that this pernicious provision should be removed from this bill now.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2008

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Labour peers urge Brown to back down in detention fight – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The new leader of the House of Lords is to ask Gordon Brown to drop plans to force through the detention of terror suspects for up to 42 days.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2008

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More snakes than ladders as terror legislation unravelled – The Times

Posted October 6th, 2008 in detention, special report, terrorism by sally

“The case of Dhiren Barot, the most senior al-Qaeda figure to be detained in Britain, convinced police that they needed more time to hold terrorist suspects.”

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The Times, 6th October 2008

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42-day detention dropped as unworkable – The Times

Posted October 6th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown is preparing for a humiliating climbdown over his proposal to hold terrorist suspects for 42 days after being told that it will be defeated in the House of Lords.”

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The Times, 6th October 2008

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Human rights concern over 42 days – BBC News

Posted October 1st, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Government plans to enable police to hold terror suspects without charge for 42 days have caused ‘considerable concern’ at Europe’s human rights body.”

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BBC News, 1st October 2008

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Jail rates for under-14s among Europe’s highest – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in detention, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“More children aged between 10 and 14 are being locked up in England and Wales – increasingly for more minor offences – than in any western European country, the charity Barnardo’s warns today.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2008

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Thousands of mentally ill people in police custody – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 10th, 2008 in detention, mental health, news, police by sally

“Thousands of mentally ill people are being detained in police cells instead of being taken to hospital, according to a report.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008

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‘Alarming’ rise in self-harming at detention centres – The Independent

Posted September 1st, 2008 in asylum, detention, mental health, news, self-harm by sally

“Incidences of self-harm in immigration detention centres rose 73 per cent in the first six months of this year, Home Office figures have revealed. The sharp increase has provoked calls for the Government to re-examine its policy of treating asylum-seekers as prisoners.”

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The Independent, 31st August 2008

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Immigration: High court to rule on incarceration of boy, eight, in detention centre – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2008 in children, detention, immigration, news by sally

“Lawyers acting on behalf of an eight-year-old boy detained in an immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire are to challenge the legality of his incarceration this week in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 1st September 2008

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UK considers Guantanamo man move – BBC News

Posted August 29th, 2008 in detention, disclosure, news, torture by sally

“The government is given a further week by the High Court to consider its refusal to disclose material in case of a UK resident held in Guantanamo Bay.”

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BBC News, 29th August 2008

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Binyam Mohamed: Profile – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in detention, disclosure, special report, terrorism by sally

“Binyam Mohamed, the last remaining Guantánamo Bay detainee with an automatic right to return to the UK, faces the death penalty after being charged with terrorism offences by the Pentagon.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2008

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Guantánamo Bay detainee wins right to see ‘torture’ files – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in detention, disclosure, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“A British resident being held in Guantánamo Bay today won his high court bid to force British security services to reveal secret information on him.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2008

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Immigration cells squalid and unfit for use – The Guardian

Posted August 6th, 2008 in detention, immigration, news, police by sally

“A police custody suite used to hold immigration detainees for up to seven days has been condemned by prison and police inspectors as unhygienic, unsafe and unfit for use.”

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The Guardian, 6th August 2008

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