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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".
  
  This followed from a [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2005-11-09&number=84 previous vote] 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].
  
  
  
  
  ''For reference,'' the original 7 day detention without charge on "suspicion of terrorism" provision was brought in by [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00011--w.htm paragraph 29(3)] of Schedule 8 of the [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000011.htm#aofs Terrorism Act 2000].
  
  This was subsequently amended by [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/30044--x.htm#306 Clause 306] of the [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/20030044.htm#aofs Criminal Justice Act 2003] (wherein paragraph (3A)
   refered to in the current Bill was added) which extended the period of detention without charge to 14 days.  This measure was debated and passed without a vote on [http://theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2003-05-20.940.2"> 20 May 2003]. 
  
  The extension to 28 days [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060011_en_4#pt2-pb2-l1g25 lapses after one year] and was extended ("disapplied") following a [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2007-07-10b.1346.0 debate without a vote] in the Commons.  It is scheduled to be extended once again in [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/draft/ukdsi_9780110814889_en_1#Backf00002 July 2008]
  
  
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