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<p>Individuals suspected of terrorism-related offences can be arrested under the Police
and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) or the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT). The decision
on which power of arrest to use is an operational judgement for police, and will depend
on the circumstances of the case.</p><p>Individuals arrested under TACT cannot be
released on police bail. By contrast, those suspected of terrorism-related offences
arrested under PACE must be bailed once the grounds for detention no longer apply.
Figures for the number of terrorism-related suspects on police bail that have been
ordered to relinquish their passports, or have relinquished their passports, are not
collected.</p><p>As the Secretary of State for the Home Department said in the House
on 05 January 2016, figures for the number of people who have absconded whilst on
police bail for terrorism offences are also not collected.</p><p>Figures for those
who fail to surrender to bail are collected, but these figures are not separated into
categories of offence. These figures are publically available and can be found as
follows: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014</p>
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