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Home Office

Answer

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions have taken place between his Department and his colleagues at the Northern Ireland Office about the Draft Treaty on Co- operation on Criminal Justice issues between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [192342] Caroline Flint: [holding answer 19 October 2004]: There have been official-level contacts between the Home Office and the Northern Ireland Office during the year with respect to co-operation on criminal justice issues between the UK and the Republic of Ireland. These have included reference to the proposed draft Intergovernmental Agreement on Criminal Justice Co- operation as set out in the Updated Criminal Justice Review Implementation Plan published by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in June 2003. Northern Ireland Office officials have been in touch with officials in the Performance and Delivery Unit, Judicial Co-operation Unit, Criminal Law Policy Unit and the European and International Unit of the Home Office, and through them also with officials involved in road crime and drugs policy, as well as the Secretary of State's private office. I am satisfied that the Department is being kept fully apprised of relevant developments in this area.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c1414W;426 c1418W; 192342

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Administration of justice Cross border cooperation Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Departmental coordination

Link

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