Meanings of independent reviewer in English

Senior politicians and an independent reviewer have called on police to explain their action.

The independent reviewer scrutinises and reports on the operation of the UK's laws on terrorism.

Lord Carlile, a former government-appointed independent reviewer of terrorism, said the case laid bare government incompetence.

But his supporters said the Crown has ignored its own independent reviewer's recommendations on the compensation figure.

The independent reviewer would not be able to impose penalties but could publish reports critical of priests' actions.

A spokesman said: "The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation is already looking into the circumstances around the detention."

The Canterbury District Health Board will be briefed on its financial situation by an independent reviewer at its monthly meeting today.

If approved by the General Synod next month, the " independent reviewer" would investigate and rule on rows among Anglicans.

The UN special rapporteur, along with human rights groups and the government's own independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, have voiced serious concerns.

David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of the government's terrorism legislation, has warned that Prevent is stoking resentment among the Muslim community.

Carlile, a former Liberal Democrat MP, was the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation from 2001 until 2011.

It recommended the appointment of a fully independent reviewer of the law and its application, and offered the services of the UN.

We insisted, when some emergency legislation was passed last summer, that a proper review was done by the independent reviewer of terrorism.

An independent reviewer will oversee work done by Labour Party lawyers into who knew what and when, and how it handled complaints.

Lord Carlile, Britain's independent reviewer of anti-terrorism laws, earlier told the conference that nearly all powers granted to the security services were justified.

But she called for the attack to be reviewed by Britain's independent reviewer of counter-terror laws and by the intelligence and security committee.