after the bombs in the london underground did they pass any new legestlation to give more power to the police to infringe on privacy or detain suspects? if they did what was it called
2007-02-01 03:00:59 · 3 answers · asked by ben s 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
As you will see from this link, two recent pieces of legislation have been passed in the wake of the London bombings. http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:JO8DzoVQ9WQJ:www.homeoffice.gov.uk/security/terrorism-and-the-law/+terrorism+legislation+uk&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3
2007-02-01 04:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
"On 14th December 2001 the British Anti- Terrorism, Crime and Security Act became law.Its object is to ensure the Government has adequate powers to counter the increased threat of terrorism in the United Kingdom following the events of September 11th."
2007-02-01 11:06:19 · answer #2 · answered by theearlybirdy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Pantywaste act.
2007-02-01 11:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋