§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many exclusion orders have been made under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many persons have been subsequently charged with related offences under the Act.
§ Mr. MayhewQuarterly figures are published in the series of Home Office statistical bulletins on statistics on the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1974 and 1976. In Great Britain, between 29 November 1974 and 28 February 1982, 277 exclusion orders were made under the Acts and eight persons were subsequently charged under section 9(1) of the 1976 Act for failure to comply with an exclusion order.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information is available to him as to the number of persons detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, but not subsequently charged, whose fingerprints are retained by the police.
§ Mr. MayhewFingerprints of persons arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974 and 1976 are retained by the police while the Act remains in force. Information on the number of persons detained under the Acts in Great Britain and not subsequently charged or excluded is published quarterly in a series of Home Office statistical bulletins, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether police forces keep details of the religion of persons detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and, if so, if he will publish details to the latest available date.
§ Mr. MayhewThis information is not recorded.