Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Cope of Berkeley (Conservative). It was answered by Baroness Neville-Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 October 2010.

Northern Ireland: Police Evidence

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long it takes on average for evidence to be transferred between police in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and vice versa through the Letter of Request procedure.

Answer: My Lords, recent requests to the Home Office took between 12 days and 202 days from receipt of request to delivery of the evidence. This is based on a very small number and I cannot say how quickly Irish counterparts forwarded the evidence to their police. Northern Ireland prosecutors may send requests directly or via the Home Office. The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland does not keep statistics on how long it takes to receive evidence.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 721 c821
Session: 2010-12
Oral question type: Lead
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Administration of justice Cross border cooperation Evidence Northern Ireland Police Republic of Ireland
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk