Britain: A terror suspect detained in Britain without being charged or put on trial for more then three years was freed on bail last night, and a further eight are likely to be released today.
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) said the Algerian national, known only as A, could be set free on an electronic tag and with a range of other strict bail conditions.
Siac chairman Mr Justice Ouseley said he was granting in "principle" similar bail conditions to a further eight foreign terror suspects who have also been detained without charge or trial for up to 3½ years.
A 10th man, known as G, is already under house arrest and was due to have his bail conditions relaxed last night.
Mr Justice Ouseley told A during the hearing in London: "It's very important for your own wellbeing and the wellbeing of your family - with whom you will shortly be reunited - that you keep to these bail terms."
The bail conditions, based on proposals handed to the court this morning by the Home Office, closely resemble the controversial proposals being fought out last night as the government's Prevention of Terrorism Bill was set to ricochet between the House of Commons and House of Lords, with peers seeking to amend the proposed law, with the support of opposition MPs.
A was told he must wear an electronic tag and live at his home address.
He will not be able to meet anyone by prior arrangement outside his home unless he has obtained permission from the Home Office.
He will have to observe a curfew between 7pm and 7am.
A will have to allow police and other officials into his home to carry out searches, but his defence team won a concession that a female officer would have to be present if A's Muslim wife was at home alone.
Further bail conditions include restrictions on who A can allow into his home.
He will only be allowed one fixed telephone line, while mobile phones and computers which can access the internet will be banned from his premises.
He will be required to notify the Home Office if he intends to leave the country.
He will also be limited to one bank account, barred from transferring money without the Home Office's consent and prohibited from buying, selling or procuring communications or computer equipment.
Bail conditions for the other detainees will be closely based on those imposed on A.
Home secretary Charles Clarke urged MPs to stand up to the Lords and resist changes to key new anti-terror powers.
In a brief and rowdy Commons debate, Mr Clarke suggested Conservative calls for a so-called sunset clause to limit the life of the proposed law could encourage terrorists to locate in Britain.
But he offered a further concession to critics by extending the scope of the annual review of the legislation.
Peers have continued to defy the government as a tense game of parliamentary ping-pong between the two Houses threatened to continue through the night.
The Lords insisted by 250 to 100, majority 150, to reinsert the sunset clause into the Bill, but for a year rather than the eight months as originally proposed.
Peers also backed a Conservative amendment to create a committee of the Privy Council to review the operation of the Act, and stuck to their guns over the burden of proof required before control orders can be made against terror suspects.
Mr Clarke urged the Commons to overturn the Lords' amendments as soon as the Bill returned to their chamber.