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Jonathan Rupert Hall (born 23 July 1971) is a British barrister. He has served as the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation in the United Kingdom since 2019.[1] He has also served since 2024 as the United Kingdom's first Independent Reviewer of State Threat Legislation,[2] and is a senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security at the Alan Turing Institute.[3]
Legal Practice
[edit]As a King's Counsel, Hall specialised in asset recovery and represented the National Crime Agency in obtaining the UK's first Unexplained wealth order.[4][5]
Counter-terrorism law
[edit]Hall succeeded Max Hill in 2019 as Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation and was reappointed to successive terms in 2022[6] and 2024.[7][8]
In Blackstone's Guide to Anti-Terrorism Legislation, Hall has been described as "markedly influential" in shaping the Penology of terrorism, and on online issues.[9]
Following the 2019 London Bridge stabbings and 2020 Streatham stabbing Hall was appointed by the Lord Chancellor to review the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement for released terrorist offenders.[10] This recommended new powers of arrest and search and information-sharing[11] which were subsequently created by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.[12]
In 2021 Hall carried out an independent review of Terrorism in Prisons in England and Wales. His 2022 report contained 14 recommendations, 12 of which were accepted by the government.[13][14]
In 2025, after an attack on prison officers at HM Prison Frankland by one of the men responsible for Manchester Arena bombing, Hall was commissioned to review the operation of special prison units known as Separation Centres.[15] All his recommendations were accepted by the government.[16]
In the aftermath of the 2024 Southport stabbings, the government accepted Hall's recommendations against extending Terrorism to cover violent-fixated individuals, but in favour of creating a non-ideological mass casualty offence.[17] The Youth Diversion Order created in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 built on Hall's recommendation for diverting young people radicalised online away from the criminal justice system.[18][19]
State Threat law
[edit]In 2024 Hall was appointed by the Home Secretary as Independent Reviewer of State Threat Legislation[20] to review the operation of the new National Security Act 2023.[21] After being commissioned by the government,[22] his report, "Legislation to address State-based Threats to the United Kingdom",[23] concluded that a new state proscription-like power was needed. The new power subsequently created by the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026 reflected Hall's recommendation.[24]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation appointed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-07.
- ↑ "Independent Reviewer of State Threat Legislation appointed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-07.
- ↑ https://cetas.turing.ac.uk/about/our-team/jonathan-hall-kc
- ↑ "Announcements – Archive – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK". apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
- ↑ "Harrods big spender fights to keep mansion". BBC News. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
- ↑ "Reappointment of Jonathan Hall QC as Independent Reviewer". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "Appointment extension of Jonathan Hall KC as independent reviewer". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation «". 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ Walker, C. (2026). Blackstone's Guide to the Anti-Terrorism Legislation (4th ed.). OUP Oxford. pp. Paragraph 10.07. ISBN 9780198849032.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Hansard (HC) Vol 671 Col 54 (3 February 2020), Streatham Incident - Hansard - UK Parliament
- ↑ "Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements review". GOV.UK. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "Police, Crime, Sentencing And Courts Act 2022". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "Terrorism in Prisons: Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation's Report and Government Response". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ Cooney, Francesca; Oxley, Greg (2026-08-07). "Tackling extremism in prisons". House of Commons Library.
- ↑ "Appointment of Jonathan Hall KC as independent reviewer". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "Response to the Independent Review of Separation Centres". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ https://terrorismlegislationreviewer.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IRTL-extreme-violence-review-13.3.25.pdf
- ↑ Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Parts 10 and 11 - Management and rehabilitation of offenders House of Commons Library
- ↑ The Times, Matt Dathan. "Internet bans could prevent children being radicalised online". Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "Independent Reviewer of State Threat Legislation appointed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "Report of the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation (accessible)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ CBP-10896.pdf, House of Commons Library.
- ↑ https://terrorismlegislationreviewer.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/19.5.25-State-Threat-and-Terrorism-report-1.pdf 19.5.25-State-Threat-and-Terrorism-report-1.pdf
- ↑ "National Security (State Threats) Bill 2026: overarching factsheet". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2026-09-14.