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Session 2007-08 House of Lords Publications on the internet House of Commons Publications on the internet Joint Committee On Human Rights Publications

Joint Committee On Human Rights - Tenth Report Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 19 February 2008. Contents Terms of Reference Summary 1 Introduction Background The House of Lords judgments on control orders Our report Lord Carlile's Report 2 Parliamentary scrutiny of control orders Background Amendments to the control orders framework 3 Deprivation of liberty Background The House of Lords judgment in JJ Amendments to the control orders framework (1) Clarify the meaning of "deprivation of liberty" in Article 5 ECHR (2) Impose maximum limit on daily length of curfews 4 Due process Background The House of Lords judgment in MB Amendments to the control orders framework 5 The priority of prosecution Background The House of Lords judgment in E Amendments to the control orders framework (1) New pre-condition for making of control order (2) Duty on Secretary of State to keep possibility of prosecution under review and to facilitate such review (3) Transparency of prosecution decisions 6 Exit strategy Background Amendments to the control orders framework (1) Duty to keep need for control order under review (2) Limit on maximum duration of a control order 7 Conclusion Conclusions and recommendations Annex: Extracts from the Committee's Ninth Report 'Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights (Eighth Report): Counter-Terrorism Bill' Formal Minutes Appendices Appendix 1: Letter dated 7 February 2008 from the Chairman to the Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP, Home Secretary, Home Office Appendix 2: Letter dated 18 February 2008 from the Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP, Home Secretary, Home Office Reports from the Joint Committee on Human Rights in this Parliament

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