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  Counter-Terrorism Bill - Extension of period of detention to 42 days
  
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  The majority of MPs voted to extend the period of police detention without making any criminal charges of terrorist suspects from 28 days[1] to 42 days, subject to a complex series of bureaucratic procedures.
  
  The procedures include:
  
  * ''Statement'' - The Home Secretary must make a statement that a grave exceptional terrorist threat has occurred or is occurring for which this power to detain suspects without charge beyond 28 days is necessary for the purposes of investigation and bringing to justice those responsible.[2]
  
  * ''Legal advice'' - Independent legal advice (from a lawyer not employed by the Government) must be obtained as to whether the Home Secretary can be properly satisfied by his or her statement.[3]
  
  * ''DPP report'' - A report must be made by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_Public_Prosecutions Director of Public Prosecutions] and the chief police officer which states that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the detention of one or more persons beyond 28 days will be necessary to obtain or preserve evidence that relates to the commission by the detained person or persons of a serious terrorist offence.[4]
  
  * ''Committee chairs'' - A copy of the legal advice and the report must be provided in confidence to the chairmen of the Home Affairs Committee, Joint Committee on Human Rights, and the Intelligence and Security Committee.[5]
  
  * ''Order'' - The Home Secretary must make a Statutory Order reserving the powers of detention beyond 28 days.[6]
  
  * ''Application'' - The actual application for a detention period beyond 28 days must be made by an agent of the Director of Public Prosecutions to a senior judge.[7]
  
  * ''Information'' - The Home Secretary keep Parliament informed of the dates, times and locations of the persons detained under these conditions.[8]
  
  Although this threatened to be the largest Labour Party rebellion for Gordon Brown,[9] a bigger one occurred six weeks earlier.[10]
  
  
  
  * [1] [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2005-11-09&number=85  Terrorism Bill â Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days], House of Commons Division, 9 November 2005
  * [2] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-06-11a.402.2 Statement to be laid before Parliament], New Clause
  * [3] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-06-11a.405.0 Independent legal advice], New Clause
  * [4] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-06-11a.401.2 Report of operational need for further extension of maximum period of detention], New Clause, 11 June 2008
  * [5] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-06-11a.402.0 Notification of chairmen of certain committees], New Clause
  * [6] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-06-11a.401.0 Power to declare reserve power exercisable], New Clause, 11 June 2008
  * [7] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-06-11a.405.7 Part 4 - Reserve power to extend detention under section 41], House of Commons, 11 June 2008
  * [8] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-06-11a.405.7 Parliament to be informed if court authorises detention beyond 28 days], New Clause, 
  * [9] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3779910.ece Blacklist of MPs in terror bill rebellion], The Times, 20 April 2008
  * [10] [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2008-04-30&number=165  Energy Bill - Renewable energy feed-in tariff - rejected], House of Commons Division, 30 April 2008
  
  
  
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