Recommendation 13

Where land does not disclose any particular significant risk to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom, it would seem disproportionate to apply the restrictions, police powers and criminal offences in clauses 4–6. Clause 7 should be amended so that it does not apply to all Ministry of Defence land and vehicles used for defence purposes (including those easily accessible to the public), irrespective of the real risk 52 Legislative Scrutiny: National Security Bill posed by that Ministry of Defence property, but instead only applies to those areas of Ministry of Defence land whose entry would pose a real risk to national security.