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Police and other law enforcement
Police and other law enforcement agencies now have the powers they
need to ban terrorist organisations, to clampdown on their fundraising
and to hold suspects for extended questioning while charges are
brought. Over 700 arrests have been made since 2001.Wherever possible,
suspects should be prosecuted through the courts in the normal
way. So we will introduce new laws to help catch and convict those
involved in helping to plan terrorist activity or who glorify or condone
acts of terror. But we also need to disrupt and prevent terrorist activity.
New control orders will enable police and security agencies to keep
track on those they suspect of planning terrorist outrages including
bans on who they can contact or meet, electronic tagging and curfew
orders, and for those who present the highest risk, a requirement to
stay permanently at home.