Extra limits for imprisoned terrorists

The government has announced that convicted terrorists in prison will be barred from taking a leading roles in religious services. They will also face more rigorous checks for extremist literature.

The new rules mean that convicted terrorists will be banned from leading the call to prayer or delivering sermons. The rules will be expanded to all faiths and not just high-security prisons.

There will also be limits on prisoners' property intended to prevent extremists circumventing prison rules to hide and spread extremist texts.

Lord chancellor and justice secretary, Alex Chalk said: "Faith can play a vital part in prisoners’ rehabilitation but we must never tolerate terrorists who seek to exploit religious services to advance their own sinister agenda.

"These changes, alongside tougher sentences for terrorists who commit crimes behind bars and our work to separate more of the most radical terrorists, will better protect our hardworking staff, other prisoners and the public.

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