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Written question asked by Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 22 June 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 June 2006. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 June 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Extradition

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been extradited (a) to and (b) from the UK in each of the last five years.
Answer

The figures given in the table are for England and Wales only, as at 23 June 2006. They do not include extraditions to or from Scotland and Northern Ireland, where Ministers and judicial authorities have devolved powers to make or grant requests. They also exclude surrenders from or to the Republic of Ireland, prior to one January 2004, as those were made under the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965, rather than under extradition legislation.

Number
(a) Extraditions to England and Wales
2001 52
2002 36
2003 64
2004¹ 66
2005¹ 74
(b) Extraditions from England and Wales
2001 55
2002 53
2003 55
2004¹ 74
2005¹ 139
¹ The figures for 2004 and 2005 include extraditions to England and Wales made under part 3 of the Extradition Act 2003, and extraditions from England and Wales made under Part one of the Extradition Act 2003. Parts 1 and 3 of the Extradition Act 2003 implemented the European Arrest Warrant system with effect from one January 2004.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
80834; 448 c508-9W;448 c508W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Extradition
Link
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