Extradition: Republic of Ireland
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Jeffrey M Donaldson (Lagan Valley, DUP)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many extradition requests the UK has made to the Republic of Ireland in relation to alleged scheduled terrorist offences in each year from 1980 to 1998; and how many such requests were (a) declined and (b) approved by the Republic of Ireland.

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Damian Green (Minister of State (Immigration), Home Office; Ashford, Conservative)

This information is not held centrally. Prior to 1 January 2004, when the European arrest warrant came into force, extradition between the UK and the Republic of Ireland was governed by the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965. The Act operated on a police-to-police basis and, as such there was no Home Office involvement. However, Home Office officials have examined historical records and consulted with colleagues in the Northern Ireland Office and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and between 1980 and 1998, at least 65 requests were made to the Republic of Ireland from the UK (excluding Scotland). At least 17 people were arrested, and six were extradited back to the UK. The extant records do not reveal whether any of these requests were formally declined.

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