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“DNA database chaos with 500,000 false or misspelt entries” Independent
Posted by MM on Mon 27th Aug 2007 at 7:36 am“Fare dodgers filmed” Evening Times
“Cameras will make bus travel safer” Evneing Times
“Eye in the sky: police use drone to spy on V festival” Guardian
“Police spy in the sky fuels ‘Big Brother’ fears” Telegraph 22.5.07
“Liberal Democrats launch attack on Brown’s ‘surveillance society’” Independent
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Posted by MM on Tue 21st Aug 2007 at 6:38 am“Unpaid fines may stop people leaving UK” Guardian
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Posted by MM on Mon 6th Aug 2007 at 7:32 amUpdate
“Brown’s move to raise detention limit is itself highly suspect” Scotsman 1.8.07
“PM faces challenge on terror detention rules” Herald
“MPs reject Brown call for 56-day detention” Independent
“28-day limit is enough for terror suspects say MPs” Scotsman
Following posted on 26.07.07
“Brown sets out sweeping but risky terror and security reforms” Guardian
“Four choices on detention but 28 days is not an option” Guardian
“Political arithmetic” Guardian
“Liberty in the balance” Guardian
“UK border patrols to combat terrorism” Herald
“Security row rages as Brown unveils new terror proposals” Herald
“Salmond calls for joint role over terror reform” Herald
“UK to get ‘unified’ border force” BBC
“Salmond says terror detention for 56 days is not justified” STV
“Terror cases could see new magistrate role” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 25.07.07
“Smith defends new counter-terror package” Guardian
“Smith resurrects controversy over extending detention without charge” Herald
“Smith in new push to extend terror detention beyond 28-day limit” Independent
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Home Affairs Committee: Counter Terrorism Proposals Inquiry (from June 2007)
Hansard 25.7.07: Statement by the Prime Minister on national security
Joint Committee on Human Rights Report: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: 28 days, intercept and post-charge questioning (July 2007)
Update
“DNA database agreed for police across EU” Guardian
“EU adopts DNA data-sharing system in crime crackdown” EUActiv. Article contains links to documents.
“UK police in EU data sharing pact” BBC
“EU agrees DNA data-sharing system” BBC
Following posted on 15.02.07
“EU cross-border police pursuits blocked” EUObserver
“Accord reached on police databases” Euractiv
Following posted on 26.01.07
“Germany spearheads EU cross-border police plan” EUObserver
Following posted on 19.01.07
“Ministers debate DNA data-sharing to crack crime” EURactive 17.1.07
“EU ministers agree to share DNA and fingerprint data” EUObserver 15.1.07
“Police across Europe to share DNA database” Observer
Press release
“EU-wide networking of criminal records” EU Presidency June 2007
“Agreement on a pan-European network of police databases for more effective crime control” EU Presidency
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European Data Protection Supervisor
Statewatch: Stepping up cross-border police cooperation by transposing the Prüm Treaty into the legal framework of the EU
Update
“Home Office accused on terror loophole” Herald
“Reid seeks consensus on anti-terror measures” Independent
“Reid says control orders are flawed on ID rules” Scotsman
Following posted on 06.06.07
“Plan for police ‘stop and question’ powers dropped” Guardian
“Reid in final push to extend 28-day limit for holding terror suspects without trial” Independent
“Reid to unveil anti-terror plans” BBC
“Reid proposes register for terror offenders” Times
“Terrorists will be put on special register” Telegraph
Following posted on 05.06.07
“Cabinet revolt over stop and question plans” Guardian
Following posted on 04.06.07
“Brown plans new anti-terror laws” BBC
“Brown pledge to protect liberties” BBC
“Civil liberties not at risk, says Brown” Scotsman
“Mr Brown spins the same old security yarn” Independent
“Brown talks tough on terrorism with plan to increase 28-day limit” Independent
“In at the deep end” Herald
“Brown moves to calm fears over threat to civil liberties” Herald
“Brown sets out tougher plans in anti-terror battle” Guardian
“Brown plan to boost anti-terror laws” Scotland on Sunday
“Brown sets out plan for tough new terror laws” Observer
“Brown risks rebellion with push for tougher terror law” Daily Mail
“Brown promises tough measures on terror” Telegraph
“Brown ready to strengthen terror laws” Times
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Hansard 7.6.07: Statement by Home Secretary on counter-terrorism
Update
“Scotland to resist stop-and-question powers for the police” Scotsman
Following posted on 28.05.07
“Criticism over plans to give police ‘stop and question’ powers” Herald
“Most Draconian police powers since WWII - but Brown’s lips are sealed” Scotsman
“Minister’s plan for new stop-and-question powers takes senior officers by surprise” Guardian
“This will do for our security what sus did for inner cities” Guardian
“Stop and rethink” Guardian
“Reid’s ‘stop and question’ powers for police are ‘UK’s Guantanamo’” Independent
“Doubts over plans for ‘stop and question’” Times
“‘Stop and quiz’ comes under fire” BBC
“Civil rights fears over DNA file for everyone” Observer
“DNA file on 100,000 innocent children” Telegraph
Posted by MM on Mon 28th May 2007 at 7:09 am“Acid test if freedom of information laws diverge” Herald. Article by Kevin Dunion, Scottish Information Commissioner.
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Posted by MM on Tue 22nd May 2007 at 8:49 am