Written question asked by Martyn Day (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 6 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 October 2017. It was answered by Brandon Lewis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 November 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.
Extradition: United Arab Emirates
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many extradition requests have been made, (b) how many of those have been refused and (c) what the cost to the public purse for legal aid is for such requests made by the UAE in each year since 2010.
- Answer
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As a matter of long standing policy and practice, the UK will neither confirm nor deny whether an extradition request has been made or received until such time as a person is arrested in relation to the request.
Between 2010 – 2016, 22 people were arrested in relation to extradition requests from the UAE to the UK. In the same period, 1 individual was extradited from the UK to the UAE, with the remaining cases discharged by the courts or still pending.
In regards to the cost to the public purse for legal aid for such requests, the Legal Aid Agency and Scottish Legal Aid Board does not collect data in the form requested.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 106085
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Extradition Legal costs United Arab Emirates
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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