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Control Orders

Volume 472: debated on Thursday 6 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals are subject to control orders; for how long each has been subject to the order; and on what date the prospect of prosecution was most recently considered in each case. (187253)

There are currently 11 individuals subject to control orders. The following dates reflect when these individuals were first served with a control order (since that point their original control order may have been renewed, quashed and/or revoked and replaced with a new one).

Two individuals were served with control orders in March 2005.

One individual was served with a control order in September 2005.

One individual was served with a control order in November 2005.

One individual was served with a control order in December 2005.

One individual was served with a control order in July 2006.

One individual was served with a control order in August 2006.

One individual was served with control order in September 2006.

One individual was served with a control order in June 2007.

One individual was served with a control order in July 2007.

One individual was served with a control order in January 2008.

A decision on whether to prosecute a particular individual is an operational matter for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service. The police are under a duty to keep under review the possibility of prosecution of individuals subject to a control order for offences relating to terrorism, and to consult with the Crown Prosecution Service as appropriate. The possibility of prosecution is considered on an ongoing basis and this is formally captured on a quarterly basis via the Control Order Review Group (CORG). The last round of CORGs was held on 3 to 6 December 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when her office received the annual report on control orders from the independent reviewer in (a) 2008 and (b) 2007. (187407)

The information is as follows:

(a) The Home Office received a draft of the third annual report on control orders on Sunday 10 February 2008. The report was finalised by Lord Carlile on 14 February 2008 and published on 18 February 2008.

(b) The Home Office received a draft of the second annual report on control orders on 25 January 2007. The report was finalised by Lord Carlile on 2 February 2007 and published on 19 February 2007.