As a result, from tomorrow (29 September 2017) when the
order comes into effect, being a member – or inviting
support for – the organisations will be a criminal
offence, carrying a sentence of up to 10 years’
imprisonment.
The neo-Nazi group National Action was banned last year
following an assessment that it was ‘concerned in
terrorism.’ The order laid today means that it cannot
operate as Scottish Dawn or NS131, which have been
identified as alternate names the group has used.
Home Secretary, , said:
National Action is a vile racist, homophobic and
anti-semitic group which glorifies violence and stirs
up hatred while promoting their poisonous ideology and
I will not allow them to masquerade under different
names.
By extending the proscription of National Action, we
are halting the spread of a poisonous ideology and
stopping its membership from growing - protecting those
who could be at risk of radicalisation.
Our priority as government will always be to maintain
the safety and security of families and communities
across the United Kingdom and we will continue to
identify and ban any terrorist group which threatens
this, whatever their ideology.
National Action’s online propaganda material featured
violent imagery and language, inferring that violent
acts, including the attack on the Pulse Nightclub in
Orlando and the murder of should be emulated.
Decisions about proscribing or extending the proscription
of a particular organisation are taken after extensive
consideration and in light of a full assessment of
available information.
