9th Aug 2022
Following ratification by the US Congress, the Data Access Agreement between the US and UK will enter into force on the 3 October 2022. Originally signed on 3 October 2019, the provisions of the agreement will now take effect three years later. Under the agreement, investigators in each country will be able to obtain electronic […]
18th Nov 2020
The NCA has responded to questions posed by the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee on the impact of Brexit on the future of UK security co-operation. In response to the loss of access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), the NCA said that it had recruited and trained over 60 additional […]
16th Nov 2020
Retired Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP) Officer Ben Chang has informed legal teams for the defence and the Canadian government that he will not appear in court to give evidence in Ms Meng’s ongoing extradition proceedings. Lawyers for Ms Meng want to question Mr Chang, the former head of the RCMP’s financial integrity unit at […]
7th Jul 2020
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (“SSHD”) announced yesterday, 6 July, that the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (“IPC”) Sir Brian Leveson, will provide independent oversight of the UK-US Data Sharing Agreement (“the Agreement”) due to come into force later this year. The Agreement, the first of its kind made under the US Cloud Act, […]
20th Jun 2020
Minister of State for Security, James Brokenshire, announced in a written statement to Parliament on Monday 15 June that the UK will begin exchanging the DNA data of those suspected, but not convicted, of a crime, with EU member states. DNA data of those convicted of a crime has been shared as part of the […]
28th Feb 2020
The Government, yesterday, released a document outlining the UK’s approach to forthcoming Brexit negotiations including the revelation that the UK will not be seeking to remain party to the European Arrest Warrant (“EAW”) regime. The EAW regime came into force across EU states in 2004 and provides for a streamlined process of extradition between participating […]
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