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Terror offence charges reach 387 | Terror offence charges reach 387 |
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Some 387 people in the UK have been charged with terrorism offences since September 2001, John Reid is to say. | Some 387 people in the UK have been charged with terrorism offences since September 2001, John Reid is to say. |
Among those, 214 have been convicted and 98 are still due to go on trial. | Among those, 214 have been convicted and 98 are still due to go on trial. |
The figures will be announced by the home secretary in a speech urging UK businesses to join the government in the "long struggle" against terrorism. | The figures will be announced by the home secretary in a speech urging UK businesses to join the government in the "long struggle" against terrorism. |
Public, private and voluntary sectors can all help in developing new ways and technologies to defeat the "terrorist menace", he will say. | Public, private and voluntary sectors can all help in developing new ways and technologies to defeat the "terrorist menace", he will say. |
Mr Reid, who will be addressing a technology conference in central London, will tell business it plays a vital role in creating the security and resilience needed to defeat terrorists. | Mr Reid, who will be addressing a technology conference in central London, will tell business it plays a vital role in creating the security and resilience needed to defeat terrorists. |
He is also expected to announce that a new "innovation" forum will be set up to encourage working alongside the government. | He is also expected to announce that a new "innovation" forum will be set up to encourage working alongside the government. |
'Enduring threat' | 'Enduring threat' |
Mr Reid is expected to say: "[The terrorism] threat will be enduring - the struggle will be long and wide and deep. And so, therefore, must be our response. | Mr Reid is expected to say: "[The terrorism] threat will be enduring - the struggle will be long and wide and deep. And so, therefore, must be our response. |
"Of course it will be multi-faceted. But it is vital that our enterprises sustain the delivery of innovation at a pace that outstrips our adversaries." | "Of course it will be multi-faceted. But it is vital that our enterprises sustain the delivery of innovation at a pace that outstrips our adversaries." |
He will say that both the government and its partners need to be "resilient" as well as innovative in the fight against terrorists. | He will say that both the government and its partners need to be "resilient" as well as innovative in the fight against terrorists. |
The figures contained in his speech cover the period from 9 September 2001 to 30 September this year. | The figures contained in his speech cover the period from 9 September 2001 to 30 September this year. |