It has been announced today that the Government will end the provision for detention without charge for up to 28 days. The limit will now be 14 days although allowance will be made for "very exceptional circumstances" when 28 days may be required.
This measure wasn't in the Coalition Agreement nor was it in the Conservative Manifesto. It sounded familiar, though...
"Reduce the maximum period of pre-charge detention to 14 days."
Liberal Democrat Manifesto 2010, page 95
Hat-tip to Virtually Naked for this. Further information can be found on the BBC News site and on the Home Office website.
Andrew
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