Counter-terrorism: Clothing
Commons · Question 59535 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had discussions with counter-terrorism police on the potential impact of full-face coverings in public settings on national security.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 18 Jun 2025
The Home Office has regular and routine discussions with counter-terrorism policing on a wide range of national security issues.The Crime and Policing Bill contains a new criminal offence of wearing, or otherwise using, an item that conceals identity in a...