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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Friday, 3 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Arrests: EU Countries

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were arrested and charged in the UK on the basis of information provided from European law enforcement databases in each year between 2010 and 2019.

Answer

Law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom make use of a range of domestic and international information sources when preventing, detecting and investigating crime, including information provided from European law enforcement databases. However, neither the Home Office nor UK law enforcement agencies routinely record whether an arrest or charge has resulted from information obtained from a specific law enforcement database.

The Home Office therefore does not hold figures for the number of individuals arrested and charged in the United Kingdom on the basis of information provided from European law enforcement databases between 2010 and 2019.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15677
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Databases Arrests EU countries Information sharing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk