Criminal Law
The control order regime for terrorism suspects is being abolished from midnight.
It will be replaced by a new regime, known as T-Pims, which has fewer controls but greater surveillance. The seven-year-old control order regime monitored suspects but was criticised by civil liberties campaigners. Under the new Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures, which are replacing control orders, suspects cannot be relocated to other cities but still face other restrictions, such as an order to stay in overnight and bans on who they can meet.
Unlike control orders, they will have greater use of phones and computers. Suspects can only be subjected to an order for two years, unless the home secretary proves to a court that there is material that would justify further controls.
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