Right-wing groups Scottish Dawn and NS131 are to be banned from tomorrow.

An order laid in Parliament today will proscribe Scottish Dawn and NS131 (National Socialist Anti-Capitalist Action) as aliases of National Action in December 2016.

As a result, from tomorrow 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 Amber Rudd 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 as Scottish Dawn or NS131.

“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.

“It does not matter what ideology is motivating members of terrorist organisations, and we have proscribed more than 71 groups spanning a range of different world-views, we will seek to take action against those threatening the safety of anyone in the UK.

“This year has been one like no other, where we have witnessed four violent terrorist attacks in London and Manchester. We will not stand still when faced with a changing terror threat.

“Just as we have seen a shift in the threat presented by Islamist terrorists, we have seen activity by the far right become increasingly organised.

“Our priority as Government will always be to maintain the safety and security of families 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 Jo Cox MP 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.