May 2006
Code of Practice For The Detention of Terrorist Suspects
You may be aware that during the passage of the recent Terrorism Act 2006, the Home Secretary made a commitment to produce a Code of Practice to govern the detention of individuals arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000. This was connected with the provision to extend the maximum length of pre-charge detention in such circumstances, from 14, to 28 days.
A draft of the Code of Practice has now been published for consultation.