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<p>Sections 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 set out the offences relating to proscribed
organisations. Section 10 does not refer to an offence.<br><br>From 2009 to the end
of March 2014, 6 people have been charged with proscription offences under sections
11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 as a primary offence in the UK and 6 have been
convicted of a proscription offence under those sections with that as the most serious
charge. A breakdown of the figures by year is set out in the table below. This is
likely to understate the numbers of people who have been prosecuted and convicted
for these offences as information is only collected on the most serious offence for
which a person is charged or convicted.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Principal
offence for which persons charged in UK</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Membership
of a proscribed organisation (ss11,12)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Principal offences
for which persons convicted in UK</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Membership
of a proscribed organisation (ss11,12)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2
& 25*-</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Note</p><p> </p><p>1. Data are collated on the principal offence rule;
only the most serious offence for which an offender is convicted is included.</p><p>
</p><p>2. The figures provided relate to convictions for all classifications of the
offences specified.</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures for convictions in Northern Ireland are
only available for the years 2007 – 2009.</p><p> </p><p>4. *The figure for convictions
in 2013/14 includes a provisional figure of 25 convictions in the period January to
March 2014 this figure has been provided by the Northern Ireland Courts & Tribunals
Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The published statistics broken
down by year for Great Britain can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/347817/operation-police-powers-terrorism-1314-tabs.ods"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/347817/operation-police-powers-terrorism-1314-tabs.ods</a><br><br>The
published statistics on charges broken down by year between 2011/12-2013/14 <br>for
Northern Ireland can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=northern-ireland-office"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=northern-ireland-office</a><br><br><br>Proscription
supports other disruptive activities, including immigration disruptions, prosecution
for other offences, EU asset freezes and messaging to deter fundraising and recruitment.
Proscription can also demonstrate support for other members of the international community
in tackling terrorism.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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