Question follow-through · 16713
Counter-terrorism: Lie Detectors
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of polygraph testing as a tool for assessing and managing the risk posed by terrorist-connected offenders.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of polygraph testing as a tool for assessing and managing the risk posed by terrorist-connected offenders.
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jul 2026
Answer published
Following release from prison, terrorist and terrorist-connected offenders are subject to robust risk management arrangements and stringent licence conditions which can include electronic monitoring, residence in Approved Premises and, where eligible, pol...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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