Diana Johnson MP, Labour’s Shadow Crime & Security Minister, responding to the Joint Committee on Human Rights say that TPIMs are  “withering on the vine”, said:

“The Human Rights Committee is right to say that TPIMs are “withering on the vine”. This report shows that the TPIM regime has failed on its own terms. Theresa May promised TPIMs would lead to more terrorism prosecutions but,  as this report shows, not one individual has been prosecuted since they were introduced.

“The report also highlights how remarkably reticent the Home Secretary has been in providing information to Parliament. Control Orders required annual renewal by Parliament, but the only scrutiny of TPIMs comes from the Independent Reviewer and the Home Secretary hasn’t  given adequate responses to his reports.

“This week Labour called the debate on TPIMs that the Home Secretary had been avoiding. But still she refuses to tell Parliament and the public what happens next and how she will manage the risk to the public.

“She is also refusing to answer the simple question of whether the six individuals she is freeing of all restrictions this week continue to pose a danger to the public. This refusal is unacceptable and suggests she has something to hide.”