United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 106593
Terrorism
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19 January 2026
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22 January 2026 · Answer
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22 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report on the Southport attack by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new offence of planning a mass
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19 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report on the Southport attack by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new offence of planning a mass
Source: Commons
22 January 2026
Answer
The Government accepts and strongly supports the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation’s (IRTL) recommendation to consider creating a new offence to capture individuals intending to kill multiple people and planning for such attacks. As recognised...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-19/106593
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1872809
- uk · wq-1872809 · source updated 22 January 2026