Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 90198

Terrorism: Detainees

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

Reform UKNewark

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent terrorists from using ECHR (a) rights and (b) procedures to avoid detention in separation centres.

Answer

Jake Richards
This Government is committed to the European Convention on Human Rights. Commitment does not mean complacency, however, and we must keep under review whether the application of the Convention is acting as a barrier to us protecting national security. We c...

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