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Of 299 terror arrests only 100 people are charged
ONLY a third of arrests made under the government’s draconian anti-terror laws have led to charges being brought, according to government figures released yesterday.
In the year to March, 299 people were detained for terrorism-related offences, an increase of 31 per cent compared to the previous year, Home Office figures revealed.
It is the highest number since officials began collecting data in September 2001 and higher than the previous peak of 284, which was recorded in 2005, the year of the July 7 bombings.
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