Policy paper

Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill

The Bill will ensure that the sentences served by terrorists reflects the severity of offending and will strengthen the tools for monitoring them in the community.

Documents

Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill

Fact sheet

Equality statement

Impact assessment

Release fact sheet

Sentencing fact sheet

Young offenders fact sheet

Polygraph fact sheet

Details

  • The Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill will better protect the public by strengthening every stage in the process of dealing with terrorist offenders.
  • It will ensure that serious and dangerous terrorism offenders will spend longer in custody, properly reflecting the seriousness of the offences they have committed, which provides both better protection for the public and more time in which to support their disengagement and rehabilitation.
  • It will also improve the ability to monitor and manage the risk posed by terrorist offenders and individuals of terrorism concern outside of custody, allowing for more effective intervention when this is required.
Published 20 May 2020
Last updated 9 February 2021 + show all updates
  1. Factsheets updated.

  2. Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures fact sheet published.

  3. Polygraph fact sheet published.

  4. Young offenders fact sheet published.

  5. 5 factsheets published.

  6. First published.