Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11)

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Published date: 29 April 2021

Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11)

	Introductory Text
	Part 1 Sentencing of terrorist and certain other offenders (ss. 1-26)
	Offences to be sentenced as terrorist offences (ss. 1-3)
	1. Offences aggravated by terrorist connection
	2. Meaning of "serious terrorism offence": England and Wales
	3. Offences relevant for provisions of this Act relating to Northern Ireland
	Serious terrorism sentences (ss. 4-7)
	4. Serious terrorism sentence for adults aged under 21: England and Wales
	5. Serious terrorism sentence for adults aged 21 or over: England and Wales
	6. Serious terrorism sentence: Scotland
	7. Serious terrorism sentence: Northern Ireland
	Serious terrorism sentences: supplementary provision (ss. 8-10)
	8. Reduction in appropriate custodial term for guilty pleas: England and Wales
	9. Reduction in appropriate custodial term for guilty pleas: Scotland
	10. Reduction in appropriate custodial term for assistance to prosecution: England and Wales
	Life or indeterminate sentences for serious terrorism offences (ss. 11-14)
	11. Minimum term order for serious terrorism offenders: England and Wales
	12. Minimum punishment part for serious terrorism offenders: Scotland
	13. Minimum tariff for serious terrorism offenders given life sentences: Northern Ireland
	14. Minimum custodial period for serious terrorism offenders given indeterminate custodial sentences: Northern Ireland
	Extended sentences (ss. 15-20)
	15. Additional offences attracting extended sentence: England and Wales
	16. Increase in extension period for serious terrorism offenders aged under 18: England and Wales
	17. Increase in extension period for adult serious terrorism offenders aged under 21: England and Wales
	18. Increase in extension period for serious terrorism offenders aged 21 or over: England and Wales
	19. Additional terrorism offences attracting extended sentence: Scotland
	20. Extended custodial sentences for serious terrorism offenders: Northern Ireland
	Other custodial sentences for terrorist offenders (ss. 21-24)
	21. Offences attracting special custodial sentence for offenders of particular concern: England and Wales
	22. Special custodial sentence for certain terrorist offenders aged under 18 at time of offence: England and Wales
	23. Terrorism sentence with fixed licence period: Scotland
	24. Terrorism sentence with fixed licence period: Northern Ireland
	Sentencing for service offences (s. 25)
	25. Corresponding provision under service law
	Maximum sentences (s. 26)
	26. Increase in maximum sentences for certain terrorist offences
	Part 2 Release of terrorist offenders (ss. 27-33)
	Removal or restriction of early release for terrorist prisoners (ss. 27-31)
	27. Removal of early release for dangerous terrorist prisoners: England and Wales
	28. Removal of early release for dangerous terrorist prisoners: Scotland
	29. Further provision about release of terrorist prisoners: Scotland
	30. Restricted eligibility for early release of terrorist prisoners: Northern Ireland
	31. Removal of early release for dangerous terrorist prisoners: Northern Ireland
	Polygraph conditions in licences for release (s. 32)
	32. Polygraph licence conditions for terrorist offenders: England and Wales
	Repatriated terrorist prisoners (s. 33)
	33. Release on licence of terrorist prisoners repatriated to the United Kingdom
	Part 3 Prevention and investigation of terrorism (ss. 34-45)
	Terrorism prevention and investigation measures (ss. 34-41)
	34. TPIMs: condition as to involvement in terrorism-related activity
	35. TPIMs: extension of time limit
	36. TPIMs: variation of measures
	37. TPIMs: extension of residence measure
	38. TPIMs: polygraph measure
	39. TPIMs: drug testing measure
	40. TPIMs: provision of information
	41. TPIMs: annual review
	Notification requirements under Part 4 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (s. 42)
	42. Additional offences attracting notification requirements
	Serious crime prevention orders (ss. 43-44)
	43. Police powers to apply for serious crime prevention orders in terrorism cases
	44. Serious crime prevention orders: review of operation of police powers
	"Prevent" strategy (s. 45)
	45. Persons vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism: timing of independent review
	Part 4 General (ss. 46-51)
	46. Consequential and related amendments
	47. Power to state effect in Sentencing Act 2020 of commencement of amendments made by this Act
	48. Power to make further consequential provision
	49. Extent
	50. Commencement
	51. Short title
	Schedule 1 Offences where terrorist connection not required to be considered
	Schedule 1, Part 1 England And Wales; service offences
	Schedule 1, Part 2 Scotland and Northern Ireland
	Schedule 2 Serious terrorism offences: England and Wales
	Schedule 3 Offences for the purposes of this Act: Northern Ireland
	Schedule 4 Serious terrorism offences: Scotland
	Schedule 5 Terrorism offences attracting extended sentence: Scotland
	Schedule 6 Offences attracting special custodial sentence for offenders of particular concern: England and Wales
	Schedule 7 Offences attracting terrorism sentence with fixed licence period: Scotland
	Schedule 8 Corresponding provision about sentencing under service law
	Schedule 8, Part 1 Serious terrorism sentences etc (paras. 1-5)
	Schedule 8, Part 2 Offences attracting special custodial sentence (para. 6)
	Schedule 8, Part 3 Special custodial sentence for terrorist offenders of particular concern aged under 18 at time of offence (paras. 7-9)
	Schedule 9 Offences carrying restricted eligibility of terrorist prisoners for release on licence: England and Wales
	Schedule 10 Offences carrying restricted eligibility of terrorist prisoners for release on licence: Scotland
	Schedule 11 Release on licence of repatriated terrorist prisoners
	Schedule 12 Serious crime prevention orders: power for police to apply in terrorism-related cases
	Schedule 13 Consequential and related amendments
	Schedule 13, Part 1 Offences aggravated by terrorist connection (paras. 1-6)
	Schedule 13, Part 2 Serious terrorism sentence: England and Wales (paras. 7-11)
	Schedule 13, Part 3 Offences attracting special custodial sentence: England and Wales (para. 12)
	Schedule 13, Part 4 Sentence for offenders of particular concern aged under 18 at time of offence: England and Wales (paras. 13-32)
	Schedule 13, Part 5 Amendments in relation to sentencing under service law (paras. 33-43)
	Schedule 13, Part 6 Amendments in relation to release: England and Wales (paras. 44-46)
	Schedule 13, Part 7 Consequential and related amendments: Scotland (paras. 47-60)
	Schedule 13, Part 8 Serious terrorism sentence and extended custodial sentence: Northern Ireland (paras. 61-66)
	Schedule 13, Part 9 Terrorism sentence with fixed licence period: Northern Ireland (paras. 67-72)
	Schedule 13, Part 10 Release on licence: Northern Ireland (paras. 73-76)
	Explanatory Notes