Lords Committee takes evidence on post-Brexit UK-EU security cooperation
The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee is launching a short inquiry to follow up on the report of the former EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee, “Beyond Brexit: policing, law enforcement and security”, published in 2021.
This is the first oral evidence session as part of the follow-up work.
Meeting details
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Post-Brexit UK-EU security cooperation – follow up
Partner at Kingsley Napley
member at European Criminal Bar Association
Head of International, London and South-East Division at Crown Prosecution Service
The Committee is taking evidence from UK and European lawyers, representing both defence and prosecution. This session is focussing on the operation of the TCA’s provisions for extradition between the UK and the EU, which replace the European Arrest Warrant.
Possible questions
- The effectiveness in practice of the extradition arrangements introduced by the TCA;
- The impact of the ‘nationality exception’, under which 10 EU Member States have ceased to extradite their own nationals to the UK;
- The impact of the UK’s loss of access to the Schengen Information System (SIS II) on the new extradition arrangements;
- The operation of the TCA’s provisions for Mutual Legal Assistance;
- The consequences of a scenario where Part Three of the TCA was terminated, for instance as a result of the UK leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.