Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act

This release covers the use of police powers under terrorism and subsequent legislation in Great Britain on a quarterly basis up to the year ending 31 December 2022. It also covers arrests for terrorist-related activity under other legislation such as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE).

The statistics in this release draw on a range of data sources. The Arrests and outcomes section contains data provided by the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ) Coordination Centre and includes statistics for Great Britain on the:

• number of arrests for terrorist-related activity and outcomes (such as charges and convictions) following such arrests
• number of charges and convictions broken down by legislation used
• gender, age, ethnicity and nationality of those arrested, charged and convicted.

The Court proceedings section uses data from the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division (CPS CTD) and includes statistics for England and Wales on the:

• number of persons proceeded against by CPS CTD for terrorism-related offences
• number of persons that have been prosecuted and convicted broken down by the legislation used
• sentence length of those convicted for terrorism-related offences

The Terrorist prisoners section uses data from His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and includes statistics for Great Britain on the:

• number and ideology of persons in custody for Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT)-connected offences
• ethnicity, nationality and religion of those in custody
• number of persons released from custody by sentence length<.li>

The Other police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT 2000) section uses data provided by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ), and includes statistics on the:

• number of stops and searches carried out by MPS under section 43 of TACT 2000
• number of stops and searches carried out by police under section 47a of TACT 2000
• number of examinations and subsequent detentions made in Great Britain under Schedule 7 to TACT 2000
• data on goods examinations, strip searches and on refusals of requests to postpone questioning (usually to enable an individual to consult a solicitor) under Schedule 7 to TACT 2000
• the number of cordons under s.33 of TACT 2000