Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice - Report Launch
Date: 11th November 2025
Time: 13.00 - 14.00 (Registration from 12.30)
Venue: Royal United Services Institute, 61 Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET
Event Details
Terrorism threats have diversified. Al-Qaeda and ISIS, while diminished, have not gone away; alongside a rise in threats from extreme right-wing terrorism, there has been a growing concern about younger people, acting alone while connected through decentralised online networks, with no clear and stable ideology but a fixation with violence. Over £3bn per year is spent on counter-terrorism, on measures shaping everyday life to new or expanded criminal offences and executive and administrative powers. Yet, there has been little evaluation of the success and consequences of counter-terrorism law, policies and practices on society as a whole, on the safety, openness and cohesiveness of society.
Over three years, the Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice, has gathered evidence from civil society organisations, community groups, judges, lawyers, former ministers, policymakers, politicians, practitioners, researchers, survivors of terrorism, and people directly impacted by counter-terrorism.
The Commission chair, the Rt. Hon. Sir Declan Morgan KC PC will present the Commission's key findings and recommendations at the launch of its report.
Speakers
- Rt. Hon. Sir Declan Morgan KC PC (Commission chair), Sir Declan is a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, a Judicial Commissioner at the Investigatory Powers Commission and a Supplementary Panel member of the UK Supreme Court.
- Rt Hon Dominic Grieve KC PC (Commissioner), Mr Grieve was the Attorney General of England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland from 2010 to 2014, and Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament from 2015 to 2019
- Professor Hilary Pilkington FAcSS (Commissioner), Professor Pilkington was the coordinator of the H2020 DARE (Dialogue about Radicalisation and Equality) project (http://www.dare-h2020.org/) , which examined the social origins and effects of radicalisation, focusing on young people and both 'Islamist' and 'extreme-right' radicalisation
For a full list of Commissioners, see here
Registration
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