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Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Monday, 27 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 March 2017. It was answered by Brandon Lewis (Conservative) on Friday, 31 March 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.


Europol: Databases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Europol on data sharing and access related to law enforcement after the UK's exit from the EU.

Answer

The European Commission has made clear that there should be no formal discussions or negotiations on our future relationship with the EU until after Article 50 is triggered by the UK Government. This includes Europol as an agency of the EU. Therefore no such discussions have taken place.

We are exploring options for cooperation arrangements once the UK has left the EU but it would be wrong to set out unilateral positions on specific measures in advance of negotiations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69141
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Disclosure of information Data protection Databases Europol Brexit
Link
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