Home Department written question – answered at on 9 September 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the possibility of the UK concluding a bilateral treaty with the EU on extradition instead of remaining bound by Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA.
A full impact assessment has been conducted on Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA. Details of this assessment can be found in Command Paper 8897 at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326698/41670_Cm_8897_Accessible.pdf published on
The Commission has been clear during negotiations that a bilateral treaty between the UK and the EU on any matters falling within the scope of the block opt-out is not feasible. Furthermore, on
“the Commission sees no room for the conclusion of international agreements between the EU and the United Kingdom on such matters.”
The Government has not undertaken an assessment of the number of extraditions of British nationals from the UK under the European arrest warrant that would not have proceeded had the proportionality test been in place at the relevant time. The proportionality bar is intended to ensure extradition is barred in the most minor cases, irrespective of the nationality of the person concerned.
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