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User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation

The user guide to operation of police powers under terrorism legislation is a useful reference guide with explanatory notes.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 13 June 2013
• Last updated: 8 October 2026
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  1. 8 October 2026

     Updated to accompany publication of 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to June 2026'.

  2. 23 July 2026

     Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to March 2026'.

  3. 12 March 2026

     Updated to accompany publication of 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to December 2025'.

  4. 18 December 2025

     Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to September 2025'.

  5. 11 September 2025

     Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to June 2025'.

  6. 12 December 2024

     Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to September 2024'.

  7. 12 September 2024

     Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to June 2024'.

  8. 14 March 2024

     Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to December 2023'.

  9. 14 September 2023

     Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2023'.

  10. 9 March 2023

      Added 'Christian, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Eastern Orthodox' to ‘Self-declared religions of prisoners’.

  11. 9 June 2022

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to March 2022'.

  12. 10 March 2022

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2021'.

  13. 9 December 2021

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2021'.

  14. 9 September 2021

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2021'.

  15. 10 June 2021

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to March 2021'.

  16. 4 March 2021

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2020'. To increase accessibility, the guide has been converted to the HTML format.

  17. 10 December 2020

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2020'.

  18. 11 June 2020

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2020'.

  19. 5 December 2019

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2019'.

  20. 5 September 2019

      Updated to accompany the publication of ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2019’.

  21. 14 June 2018

      Updated to accompany publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2018'.

  22. 8 March 2018

      Updated to accompany 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2017’.

  23. 7 December 2017

      Updated to accompany publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: quarterly update to September 2017'.

  24. 14 September 2017

      Updated to accompany release of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: quarterly update to June 2017'.

  25. 15 June 2017

      Updated to accompany the release of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2017'.

  26. 9 March 2017

      Updated to accompany 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2016'.

  27. 15 December 2016

      Updated to accompany 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016'.

  28. 6 July 2016

      Updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

  29. 30 June 2016

      Updated to accompany 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016'.

  30. 4 April 2016

      Updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.

  31. 10 December 2015

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015'.

  32. 10 September 2015

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015'.

  33. 26 March 2015

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014'.

  34. 4 December 2014

      Updated to accompany 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014'.

  35. 28 August 2014

      Updated to accompany 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: arrests, outcomes, stops and searches, Great Britain, 2013 to 2014'.

  36. 5 June 2014

      Updated to accompany ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013’.

  37. 6 March 2014

      Updated to accompany the publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2013'.

  38. 12 December 2013

      Updated to accompany publication of 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013'.

  39. 12 September 2013

      Updated to accompany 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, 2012 to 2013' published 12 September 2013.

  40. 13 June 2013

      Updated on 13th June 2013.

  41. 13 June 2013

      First published.

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The user guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation is a useful reference guide with explanatory notes. It includes sections on data providers, arrests and outcomes, terrorist and extremist prisoners and stops and searches.