Extract from Lords consideration of the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Mar 12
Wednesday, 13 March 2019 08:27
The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford)
(Con):...Overall, the making of this instrument will provide legal
and operational certainty for the public sector, including our law
enforcement and criminal justice partners across the UK, such as
the National Crime Agency, our police and our prosecution
services. While it remains the Government’s position that exiting
with a deal is in the UK’s best interests, this instrument makes
important changes to ensure...Request free trial
The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of
Trafford) (Con):...Overall, the making of this instrument
will provide legal and operational certainty for the public sector,
including our law enforcement and criminal justice partners across
the UK, such as the National Crime Agency, our police and our
prosecution services. While it remains the Government’s position
that exiting with a deal is in the UK’s best interests, this
instrument makes important changes to ensure readiness on exit day
in a no-deal scenario...
(LD):...It has
also been reported in the press that the National Crime Agency and the
National Police Chiefs’ Council have between them received about £6
million for no-deal preparations. Why is that not in the impact
assessment? How can that be reported in the press but not be in an
impact assessment? What is that money for? Is there similar money
for the courts and for other bits of the justice system, including
the MoJ, to cope with the administration of extradition
requests—both outgoing and incoming—under the convention? All this
is presumably available somewhere, but strangely not in the impact
assessment...
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