(LD):...On Brexit and crime, it
was the conclusion of the National Crime Agency lead on Brexit that
the UK will be less safe and less secure if we leave the European
Union, with or without a deal. As the noble Lord, , said, we will no
longer have access to the European arrest warrant, for example. Any
measures that the Government introduce,
“to arrest individuals who are wanted by trusted international
partners”,
will be problematic. Extradition will take months, if not years,
compared with weeks under the European arrest warrant. Remands in
custody pending extradition over such an extended period are
likely to be granted only in the most exceptional cases and, even
if suspects are detained, it will create additional strain on an
already overloaded prison system...
(Con): My
Lords, Friday 18 October marked Anti-Slavery Day—a day to raise
awareness of the terrible crime of human trafficking and modern
slavery. Today, the enormous scale of modern slavery is
terrifying. The United Nations estimates that this global trade
in human beings is worth about $32 billion a year, which is
second only to the illegal drugs trade. This is not a crime to
which the United Kingdom is immune. The Home Office estimates
that there are between 10,000 and 13,000 potential victims of
modern slavery in the country, but the National Crime Agency says
that it believes that is just the tip of the iceberg. The Global
Slavery Index estimates that there are in fact 136,000 victims in
the UK...
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