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| Terrorism-related arrests rise by 60% | Terrorism-related arrests rise by 60% |
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| Official figures show that arrests for suspected terrorism offences rose by 60% in the last year, but that a new stop and search power granted to officers was not used once. | Official figures show that arrests for suspected terrorism offences rose by 60% in the last year, but that a new stop and search power granted to officers was not used once. |
| The new power under section 47a of the Terrorism Act 2000 came into effect in March 2011, as a replacement for a previous stop and search power which was seen as too random and was struck down by the courts. | The new power under section 47a of the Terrorism Act 2000 came into effect in March 2011, as a replacement for a previous stop and search power which was seen as too random and was struck down by the courts. |
| Searches requiring an officer's reasonable suspicion that a suspect is involved in a terrorist offence fell by 47% in the Metropolitan police area, according to the figures published on Thursday by the Home Office. | Searches requiring an officer's reasonable suspicion that a suspect is involved in a terrorist offence fell by 47% in the Metropolitan police area, according to the figures published on Thursday by the Home Office. |
| Of those stopped, 95% were innocent and 4.6% were arrested, up from 2.7% the previous year. | Of those stopped, 95% were innocent and 4.6% were arrested, up from 2.7% the previous year. |
| Previously section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 allowed searches to be carried out without reasonable suspicion. | Previously section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 allowed searches to be carried out without reasonable suspicion. |
| The home secretary, Theresa May, scrapped section 44 in 2010, after European judges struck it down for breaching human rights because officers required no suspicion to stop and search people. | The home secretary, Theresa May, scrapped section 44 in 2010, after European judges struck it down for breaching human rights because officers required no suspicion to stop and search people. |
| It was replaced by section 47a which raised the threshold police required to enact it. | It was replaced by section 47a which raised the threshold police required to enact it. |
| The number of terrorism-related arrests in the year to 30 June 2012 increased to 228. Reasons for the increase given by the Home Office include the use of terrorism powers during an anti-American demonstration by the group Muslims Against Crusades, widely seen as extremist. Another reason for more arrests was extra caution, if not nervousness, ahead of the London Olympics. | The number of terrorism-related arrests in the year to 30 June 2012 increased to 228. Reasons for the increase given by the Home Office include the use of terrorism powers during an anti-American demonstration by the group Muslims Against Crusades, widely seen as extremist. Another reason for more arrests was extra caution, if not nervousness, ahead of the London Olympics. |
| Of the 228 people arrested, 49 were charged with terrorism-related offences and 20 were convicted. A further 25 are still to be dealt with by the courts. | Of the 228 people arrested, 49 were charged with terrorism-related offences and 20 were convicted. A further 25 are still to be dealt with by the courts. |
| The figures also show that 130 terrorists or domestic extremists were held in prisons either on remand or after conviction. | The figures also show that 130 terrorists or domestic extremists were held in prisons either on remand or after conviction. |
| The UK threat level is assessed to be substantial, meaning an attack is a strong possibility, but it is lower than much of the period after 11 September 2001. | The UK threat level is assessed to be substantial, meaning an attack is a strong possibility, but it is lower than much of the period after 11 September 2001. |
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