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  Terrorism Bill - Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days
  
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  The majority of MPs voted to revise the proposed period of detention without placing charge of a crime of terrorist suspects from "three months" to "28 days".[1]
  
  This followed from a previous vote[2] against restating it to "90 days" which would have blocked consideration of all further change.
  
  Had this vote failed, the next amendment to be voted on would have changed it to "60 days".  
  
  Some observers commented that it was as if Parliament was holding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_auction Dutch auction].  However, the situation was worse than that because the time periods were not presented in an appropriate order, and those who wanted a shorter time limit were compelled to vote for the 28 days after rejecting the 90 day limit in fear that the 60 day limit would have won.  A case where the provisions were presented in the correct order and voted on can be seen on 20 May 2008 in relation to the [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/policy.php?id=1041 Termination of pregnancy].
  
  The original powers of the police to detain terrorist suspects -- without stating the charges against the person -- for longer than other criminal acts (still limited to 48 hours) was established by the Terrorism Act 2000 and set to ''7 days''.[3]
  
  This was later doubled to ''14 days'' by the Criminal Justice Act 2003[4] following a debate without a vote.[5]
  
  The current extention to 28 days requires annual renewal,[6] which was granted following a debate without a vote,[7] and is scheduled to be renewed a second time in July 2008.[8]
  
  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2005-11-09b.325.2#g378.1 David Winnick MP], House of Commons, 9 November 2005
  * [2] [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2005-11-09&number=84  Extention to 90 days - rejected], House of Commons Division, 9 November 2005
  * [3] [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000011_en_21#sch8-pt3 Warrants of further detention], Section 29, Schedule 8 of Terrorism Act 2000
  * [4] [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/ukpga_20030044_en_22#pt13-pb1-l1g306 Limit on period of detention without charge of suspected terrorists], Section 306, Criminal Justice Act 2003
  * [5] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2003-05-20.940.2#g941.2 Beverley Hughes MP], House of Commons, 20 May 2003
  * [6] [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060011_en_4#pt2-pb2-l1g25 Expiry or renewal of extended maximum detention period], Clause 25, Terrorism Act 2005 
  * [7] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2007-07-10b.1346.0 Tony McNulty MP], House of Commons, 10 July 2007
  * [8] [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/draft/ukdsi_9780110814889_en_1#Backf00002 The Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2008], 25 July 2008
  
  
  
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