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Notification requirements and foreign travel regulations for convicted terrorists come into force
Convicted terrorists will have to notify the authorities of where they live, changes of address and any foreign travel arrangements under new measures that come into force today.
Individuals found guilty of terrorism and terror-related offences will be subjected to notification requirements and foreign travel regulations similar to those that apply to sex offenders.
Notification requirements, made under Part 4 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008, will help police manage the risks posed by terrorists following their release from custody. Individuals will have to provide details of their:
* date of birth;
* name, and any other names they use;
*
National Insurance number;
* home address, any address they
regularly stay at and any changes to these details; and
* any
address they stay at for seven days or more.
An individual subject to the notification requirements will also have to notify police of any foreign travel arrangements. They will have to give details of:
* their intended date of departure;
* their point of arrival
in the first country to which they intend to travel;
* as much
information as the individual holds on:
i. their point of
arrival in any other country they intend to visit;
ii. the
carriers they intend to use;
iii. the address of where they
attend to spend their first night; and
iv. the date and port
at which they intend to return to the UK.
The requirements will be retrospectively applied to those guilty of terrorism and terrorist related offences and will also allow police to apply to a court for an order restricting overseas travel where they believe it will prevent someone travelling to become involved in terrorist activities.
David Hanson MP, Policing and Security Minister said:
"The UK faces a real and serious threat from
terrorism. As of today, convicted terrorists who have served one
year or more will have to register with the police in the same way
as sex offenders and will have to report any foreign travel plans.
"This is one more tool for police to deal with the
risk posed by those who've committed serious terrorist
offences and those who breach these regulations could face another
spell in jail.”
Breach of any of the notification requirements or a foreign
travel restriction order will be criminal offence punishable by up
to five years in prison.
Notes to editors
1. Terrorist notification requirements and subsequent orders
come into force on 1 October 2009. The draft order was laid in the
House of Commons under Part 4 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 on
3 June 2009.
2. Notification requirements are an
administrative requirement automatically resulting from a
conviction for a terrorism-related offence where the sentence is
12 months or more.
3. Notification requirements apply for 30
years for persons sentenced to ten years or more; 15 years for
those sentenced for between five and ten years; and, for ten years
where the person was sentenced to between one and five years or is
aged 16 or 17.
4. An individual subject to notification
requirements, intending to travel abroad for a period of more than
three days is required to notify the police seven days or no less
than 24 hours before their departure.
Contacts:
NDS Enquiries
Phone: For enquiries please contact the above department
ndsenquiries@coi.gsi.gov.uk
Home Office Press Office
Phone: 020 7035 3535
NDS.HO@coi.gsi.gov.uk
