Policy paper
Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations
List of terrorist groups or organisations banned under UK law, and details of proscription criteria.
Details
This document lists the extremist groups or organisations banned under UK law, and provides the criteria that are considered when deciding whether or not to proscribe a group or organisation.
We have also published a guide for people who work overseas in areas affected by terrorist activity on operating within counter-terrorism legislation .
Updates to this page
Published 12 July 2013
Last updated 11
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11 November 2025
Updated to reflect that Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is no longer to be treated as an alternative name for Al Qa’ida.
11 July 2025Addition of the Maniacs Murder Cult, Palestine Action and the Russian Imperial Movement to the list of proscribed terrorist organisations.
27 February 2025
Information about the Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) updated to include alternative name.
26 April 2024
The Terrorgram collective, has been added to the list of proscribed organisations
19 January 2024
Updated following proscription of Hizb ut-Tahrir.
15 September 2023
Addition of Wagner Group to the list of proscribed organisations.
26 November 2021
Section on Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Hamas) - proscription extended November 2021 has been added.
23 November 2021
Updated the organisations proscribed number, 77 to 78, and the jail sentence increased from 10 to 14 years.
16 July 2021
Added 'The Base' to list of proscribed organisations.
23 April 2021
Updated proscribed terrorist organisations guidance for use on or after 23 April 2021.
17 July 2020
Updated list of proscribed organisations.
28 February 2020
Replaced with an updated list.
4 November 2019
Updated proscribed terrorist groups or organisations.
12 April 2019
Guidance document updated.
1 March 2019
New list of organisations uploaded.
26 February 2019
Updated guidance.
22 December 2017
Information updated.
2 October 2017
List updated to include Scottish Dawn and NS131.
3 May 2017
Updated list published.
16 December 2016
Updated list published.
15 July 2016
List updated
18 March 2016
Updated list published.
2 November 2015
Updated document.
27 March 2015
Updated list published.
3 February 2015
Updated document
23 January 2015
Updated list published.
28 November 2014
Updated list published.
15 September 2014
Latest version published.
27 June 2014
Updated list published.
20 June 2014
Updated list published.
8 April 2014
List updated.
17 February 2014
List of proscribed terror groups and organisations updated.
13 December 2013
List updated.
4 November 2013
List of proscribed organisations updated.
19 July 2013
Replaced attachment - new version of the proscribed list (coming into force 19 July) substituted
12 July 2013
First published.