Terror suspect curbs under review

The use of control orders against terror suspects was under question today as Home Secretary Alan Johnson ordered a review of the system.

Lord Carlile, the Government's independent reviewer of terror legislation, will now consider if restrictions on the activities of terror suspects, are still "viable" following a ruling by the House of Lords.

The judgment, which says that suspects should be told about the secret evidence used against them, has already forced the abandonment of one control order and the watering down of restrictions in another case.

In a parliamentary statement, Mr Johnson said he viewed control orders as the "best available disruptive tool" for dealing with terror suspects but asked Lord Carlile to advise "whether the assessment that the regime remains viable is right."

Convicted terrorists will be treated in the same way as paedophiles after release from jail and forced to notify police of travel plans when a new law comes into force next month.