Annual Reports

Home Office: In his third annual report on control orders, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Lord Carlile of Berriew Q.C. said: "I remain of the view that, as a last resort (only), the control order system as operated currently in its non-derogating form is a justifiable and proportional safety valve for the proper protection of civil society."
 
Lord Carlile's report on the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 analyses the operation of the control order system in 2007 and concludes that he "would have reached the same decision as the Secretary of State in each case in which a control order has been made, so far as the actual making of the order is concerned".
Press release ~ Lord Carlile's third independent report ~ Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
 
BERR:  A new collaboration between the UK and United States will widen the geographical scope of efforts to address nuclear & radiological security and proliferation threats. As part of the programme, an initial £2m is being put into initiatives designed to secure high-risk nuclear & other radioactive materials and combat their illicit trafficking.
 
The Government has also published the fifth Annual Report on the Global Threat Reduction Programme, detailing progress made on reducing the threat of proliferation of dangerous nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical materials.  Specific progress has been made in assisting chemical weapon destruction in Russia.
Press release ~ UK Global Threat Reduction Programme 2007 annual report ~ Global Threat Reduction Programme ~ US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration ~ Strengthening the Global Partnership ~ CNS - Global Partnership Resource Page
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