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Written question asked by Euan Stainbank (Labour) on Friday, 30 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 February 2026. It was answered by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Monday, 9 February 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Extradition

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people based in the UK, including people granted asylum, are protected from politically-motivated red notices.

Answer

The Government views any allegation of misuse of INTERPOL’s systems very seriously and works closely with INTERPOL to ensure the legitimacy of the Red Notice system.

Any State that is found to be wilfully abusing and misusing the INTERPOL system should be held to account to the fullest extent. This is even more important for any states that are already under corrective measures.

The Home Office works with INTERPOL and the National Crime Agency (NCA), which acts as the UK’s National Central Bureau (NCB) for INTERPOL, to monitor the effectiveness of existing safeguards.

We encourage INTERPOL to uphold international human rights obligations and we won’t hesitate to recommend further reforms to INTERPOL as necessary.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109867
Session
2024-26
Related items
INTERPOL
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
INTERPOL
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Extradition INTERPOL
Link
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