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National security legislation

A growing collection of UK legislation, from the nineteenth century to the present day, spanning a range of areas which touch upon national security.

This collection brings together a range of legislation relevant to UK national security practices, spanning international relations, armed forces, war, overseas operations, secrecy, surveillance, crime, borders, migration, human rights, justice mechanisms, terrorism, and policing. 

Documents relating to this legislation – including parliamentary debates, legislative scrutiny and reports produced in the process of passing of legislation – can be accessed through our other collections, such as the parliamentary committees collection and the NGO reports collection. Most of the legislation in this collection is included ‘as enacted’.  

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