In March, Lord Carlile, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, presented a report on the definition of terrorism. In his report, he concluded that a definition of terrorism is necessary and that the definition contained in the UK Terrorism Act 2000 is consistent with other national law definitions and international standards on terrorism.
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