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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

453: After Clause 190, insert the following new Clause— “Threshold for offences to be considered as terrorism-related: review(1) Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must establish a review into what the effect would be of raising the threshold of offences which can be considered as terrorism-related offences under the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021.(2) The review specified in subsection (1) must report within nine months of its establishment.(3) Within one month of the day on which the report is published, it must be laid before Parliament, and the relevant Minister must table a motion for debate in each House on the report’s conclusions.”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment requires the government to review how raising the threshold for classifying offences as terrorism-related (under the 2021 Act) has impacted sentencing. The review must be completed within a set timeframe, reported to Parliament, and debated in both Houses.

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