Extract from Commons
statement on Illegal Migration
The Secretary of State for the Home Department ():...While Labour has no
plan, we are getting on with our plan to stop the boats, and
although there is a long way to go, there are several outcomes to
note. First, the small boats operational command was established
in December to oversee operations in the channel, with a new
senior director, Duncan Capps, a former general, appointed to
lead it. We have doubled the funding for Project Invigor—which
brings together the National Crime
Agency Home Office intelligence and policing—over
the next two financial years to help disrupt the people-smuggling
gangs upstream...
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Extracts from Lords
consideration of the International Criminal Police Organisation
(Immunities and Privileges) Order 2023
The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development
Office ( of Richmond Park)
(Con):...The noble Lord made a point about the Manchester HQ. My
understanding is that it is the National Crime
Agency which is obviously a UK organisation, that
is based in Manchester and not Interpol, so there is a crucial
difference there.
...On Interpol itself as an organisation, the Government strongly
support its efforts to ensure that systems are in place that
protect individuals’ human rights, in line with Article 3 of
Interpol’s constitution, which strictly forbids
“any intervention or activities of a political, military,
religious or racial character”.
The Home Office continues to work with Interpol and
the National Crime
Agency which acts as the UK’s national central
bureau, to monitor the effectiveness of existing safeguards. We
encourage Interpol to uphold international human rights
obligations and would never hesitate to recommend further reforms
to Interpol, if necessary...
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