Terrorism
Commons · Question 106593 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report on the Southport attack by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new offence of planning a mass
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 22 Jan 2026
The Government accepts and strongly supports the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation’s (IRTL) recommendation to consider creating a new offence to capture individuals intending to kill multiple people and planning for such attacks. As recognised...