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The Extradition Act 2003 (Overseas Territories) Order 2016
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2016 No. 990 EXTRADITION The Extradition Act 2003 (Overseas Territories) Order 2016 Made - - - - 12th October 2016 Laid before Parliament 19th October 2016 Coming into force - - 10th November 2016 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of October 2016 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 177, 178 and 224(2) of the Extradition Act 2003(a), section 1(2) of the Anguilla Act 1980( b), the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 1945( c), section 2(1)(b) of the Cyprus Act 1960( d), section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 1833( e), sections 5 and 7 of the West Indies Act 1962( f), and in exercise of all the other powers vested in Her, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows: Citation, commencement and extent 1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Overseas Territories) Order 2016 (“the Order”) and, subject to article 9, comes into force on 10th November 2016. (2) This Order extends to each British overseas territory listed in Schedule 1. Interpretation 2. —(1) In this Order, “Territory” means a British overseas territory listed in Schedule 1. (2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), for the purposes of this Order the following are within the meaning of the expression “extradition territory”— (a) a territory listed in Schedule 2; and (a) 2003 c.41 as amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), section 40(4) and Schedule 9, paragraph 81, the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48), section 42 and Schedule 13, paragraphs 1-3, 5, 8, 13-19, 25-26, the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c.26), sections 70, 71, 73-76, 78, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22), section 50 and Schedule 20, paragraphs 4-6, 10-13, 15, the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c.12), sections 160-164, 167, 169 and the Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations and Appeals) Order 2015 (S.I. -
The Human Rights Implications of UK Extradition Policy
JOINT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS Human Rights Implications of UK Extradition Policy Written Evidence Contents Written Evidence submitted by Fair Trials International (EXT 1) ............................. 3 Written Evidence submitted by The Freedom Association (EXT 2) ..................... 24 Written Evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (EXT 3) ..................................................................................................... 45 Additional Written Evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (EXT 3A) .................................................................................................. 59 Further Additional Written Evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (EXT 15) ..................................................................................... 64 Written Evidence submitted by Professor Monica Lugato, Faculty of Law, LUMSA University of Rome (EXT 4) ............................................................................ 72 Written Evidence submitted by the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (EXT 5) ........................................................................................................................... 75 Written Evidence submitted by Liberty (EXT 6) ...................................................... 91 Letter submitted to the Chair of the Committee by David Bermingham (EXT 7) .................................................................................................................................... -
A Review of the United Kingdom's
A REVIEW OF THE UNITED KINGDOM’S EXTRADITION ARRANGEMENTS (Following Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Department of 8 September 2010) Presented to the Home Secretary on 30 September 2011 This report is also available online at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ ~ 2 ~ The Rt Hon Sir Scott Baker was called to the Bar in 1961, and practised in a range of legal areas, including criminal law and professional negligence. He became a Recorder in 1976 and was appointed as a High Court judge in 1988. In 1999, he presided over the trial of Great Western Trains following the Southall rail crash in 1997 and in the same year was the judge who tried Jonathan Aitken. He was the lead judge of the Administrative Court between 2000 and 2002 when he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal, presiding over the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed. He also sat regularly in the Divisional Court hearing appeals and judicial reviews in extradition cases. He retired in 2010 and is currently a Surveillance Commissioner, a member of the Bermuda Court of Appeal and a member of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. David Perry QC is a barrister and joint head of chambers at 6 King’s Bench Walk, Temple. From 1991 to 1997, Mr Perry was one of the Standing Counsel to the Department of Trade and Industry. From 1997 to 2001, he was Junior Treasury Counsel to the Crown at the Central Criminal Court and Senior Treasury Counsel from 2001 until 2006, when he took silk. -
The Extradition Act 2003 (Overseas Territories) Order 2016
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2016 No. 990 EXTRADITION The Extradition Act 2003 (Overseas Territories) Order 2016 Made - - - - 12th October 2016 Laid before Parliament 19th October 2016 Coming into force - - 10th November 2016 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of October 2016 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 177, 178 and 224(2) of the Extradition Act 2003(a), section 1(2) of the Anguilla Act 1980( b), the British Settlements Acts 1887 and 1945( c), section 2(1)(b) of the Cyprus Act 1960( d), section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 1833( e), sections 5 and 7 of the West Indies Act 1962( f), and in exercise of all the other powers vested in Her, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is ordered, as follows: Citation, commencement and extent 1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Overseas Territories) Order 2016 (“the Order”) and, subject to article 9, comes into force on 10th November 2016. (2) This Order extends to each British overseas territory listed in Schedule 1. Interpretation 2. —(1) In this Order, “Territory” means a British overseas territory listed in Schedule 1. (2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), for the purposes of this Order the following are within the meaning of the expression “extradition territory”— (a) a territory listed in Schedule 2; and (a) 2003 c.41 as amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), section 40(4) and Schedule 9, paragraph 81, the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48), section 42 and Schedule 13, paragraphs 1-3, 5, 8, 13-19, 25-26, the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c.26), sections 70, 71, 73-76, 78, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22), section 50 and Schedule 20, paragraphs 4-6, 10-13, 15, the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c.12), sections 160-164, 167, 169 and the Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations and Appeals) Order 2015 (S.I. -
Crime (International Co-Operation) Act 2003
Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/32 Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 2003 CHAPTER 32 An Act to make provision for furthering co-operation with other countries in respect of criminal proceedings and investigations; to extend jurisdiction to deal with terrorist acts or threats outside the United Kingdom; to amend section 5 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 and make corresponding provision in relation to Scotland; and for connected purposes. [30th October 2003] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— PART 1 MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS CHAPTER 1 MUTUAL SERVICE OF PROCESS ETC. Service of overseas process in the UK 1Service of overseas process (1)The power conferred by subsection (3) is exercisable where the Secretary of State receives any process or other document to which this section applies from the government of, or other authority in, a country outside the United Kingdom, together with a request for the process or document to be served on a person in the United Kingdom. (2)This section applies— (a)to any process issued or made in that country for the purposes of criminal proceedings, (b)to any document issued or made by an administrative authority in that country in administrative proceedings, (c)to any process issued or made for the purposes of any proceedings on an appeal before a court in that country against a decision in administrative proceedings, (d)to any document issued or made by an authority in that country for the purposes of clemency proceedings. -
United Kingdom: Phase 2 Report on the Application of the Convention On
DIRECTORATE FOR FINANCIAL AND ENTERPRISE AFFAIRS UNITED KINGDOM: PHASE 2 REPORT ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION ON COMBATING BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AND THE 1997 RECOMMENDATION ON COMBATING BRIBERY IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS This report was approved and adopted by the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions on 17 March 2005. TABLE OF CONTENTS A. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................4 1. Nature of the on-site visit ................................................................................................4 2. General observations .......................................................................................................5 a) Observations about system of government and legal system ....................................5 b) Economic factors .......................................................................................................6 c) General observations about the United Kingdom’s implementation of the Convention and 1997 Recommendation..........................................................7 d) Developments since the Phase 1 Examination...........................................................8 (i) Phase 1 and Phase 1 bis Examinations ..................................................................8 (ii) The Draft Corruption Bill ......................................................................................9 (iii) Other Legislative -
Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]
Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] EXPLANATORY NOTES Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office, have been ordered to be published as HL Bill 3–EN EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Baroness Williams of Trafford has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998: In my view the provisions of the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] are compatible with the Convention rights. HL Bill 3 58/1 Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] CONTENTS 1 Power of arrest for extradition purposes 2 Extent, commencement and short title Schedule — Power of arrest for extradition purposes Part 1 — Main amendments to the Extradition Act 2003 Part 2 — Consequential amendments HL Bill 3 58/1 Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] 1 A BILL TO Create a power of arrest, without warrant, for the purpose of extraditing people for serious offences. E IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present BParliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— 1 Power of arrest for extradition purposes The Schedule— (a) creates a power of arrest, without warrant, for the purpose of extraditing people for serious offences, and (b) contains consequential amendments and a power to make further 5 amendments. 2 Extent, commencement and short title (1) Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision amended or repealed. (2) The powers under sections 177 and 222 of the Extradition Act 2003 (extension 10 to British overseas territories, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man) may be exercised in relation to any amendment or repeal made by this Act of any part of that Act. -
Extradition Bill 2003 Code of Practice
Extradition Bill 2003 Code of Practice Consultation on Draft Code of Practice 9th June 2003 A consultation produced by the Home Office. This information is also available on the Home Office website www.homeoffice.gov.uk/inside/consults/current/index.html Contents Page Introduction---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Executive Summary: Extradition Bill and Police Powers-------------------------4 Consultation Process required by the Bill---------------------------------------------6 Home Office Questions-----------------------------------------------------------------------7 How to respond---------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 What will happen next?---------------------------------------------------------------------11 Publicising results----------------------------------------------------------------------------11 Consultation Co-ordinator-----------------------------------------------------------------11 Consultation Criteria-------------------------------------------------------------------------12 List of Organisations and Individuals Consulted----------------------------------14 Code of Practice-------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to consult the police, extradition and criminal justice communities on a draft Code of Practice which provides guidance on the application and operation of police powers in extradition cases. The consultation is aimed at police -
Extradition Act 2003, Part 1
Changes to legislation: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Extradition Act 2003, Part 1. (See end of Document for details) Extradition Act 2003 2003 CHAPTER 41 PART 1 EXTRADITION TO CATEGORY 1 TERRITORIES Commencement Information I1 Act wholly in force at 1.1.2004, see s. 221 and S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 (subject to arts. 3-5) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3258 art. 2(2) and S.I. 2003/3312 art. 2(2)) Introduction Commencement Information I2 Act wholly in force at 1.1.2004, see s. 221 and S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 (subject to arts. 3-5) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3258 art. 2(2) and S.I. 2003/3312 art. 2(2)) 1 Extradition to category 1 territories (1) This Part deals with extradition from the United Kingdom to the territories designated for the purposes of this Part by order made by the Secretary of State. (2) In this Act references to category 1 territories are to the territories designated for the purposes of this Part. (3) A territory may not be designated for the purposes of this Part if a person found guilty in the territory of a criminal offence may be sentenced to death for the offence under the general criminal law of the territory. 2 Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41) Part 1 – Extradition to category 1 territories Document Generated: 2021-08-27 Changes to legislation: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Extradition Act 2003, Part 1. (See end of Document for details) Commencement Information I3 Act wholly in force at 1.1.2004, see s. -
A Review of the United Kingdom's Extradition
A REVIEW OF THE UNITED KINGDOM’S EXTRADITION ARRANGEMENTS (Following Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Department of 8 September 2010) Presented to the Home Secretary on 30 September 2011 This report is also available online at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ ~ 2 ~ The Rt Hon Sir Scott Baker was called to the Bar in 1961, and practised in a range of legal areas, including criminal law and professional negligence. He became a Recorder in 1976 and was appointed as a High Court judge in 1988. In 1999, he presided over the trial of Great Western Trains following the Southall rail crash in 1997 and in the same year was the judge who tried Jonathan Aitken. He was the lead judge of the Administrative Court between 2000 and 2002 when he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal, presiding over the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed. He also sat regularly in the Divisional Court hearing appeals and judicial reviews in extradition cases. He retired in 2010 and is currently a Surveillance Commissioner, a member of the Bermuda Court of Appeal and a member of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. David Perry QC is a barrister and joint head of chambers at 6 King’s Bench Walk, Temple. From 1991 to 1997, Mr Perry was one of the Standing Counsel to the Department of Trade and Industry. From 1997 to 2001, he was Junior Treasury Counsel to the Crown at the Central Criminal Court and Senior Treasury Counsel from 2001 until 2006, when he took silk. -
Extradition Law
HOUSE OF LORDS Select Committee on Extradition Law 2nd Report of Session 2014–15 Extradition: UK law and practice Ordered to be printed 25 February 2015 and published 10 March 2015 Published by the Authority of the House of Lords London : The Stationery Office Limited £price HL Paper 126 Select Committee on Extradition Law The Select Committee on Extradition Law was appointed by the House of Lords on 12 June 2014 “to consider and report on the law and practice relating to extradition, in particular the Extradition Act 2003.” Membership The Members of the Select Committee on Extradition Law were: Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood Lord Empey Baroness Hamwee Lord Hart of Chilton Lord Henley Lord Hussain Lord Inglewood (Chairman) Baroness Jay of Paddington Lord Jones Lord Mackay of Drumadoon Lord Rowlands Baroness Wilcox Declaration of interests See Appendix 1 A full list of Members’ interests can be found in the Register of Lords’ Interests: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-interests/register-of-lords-interests Publications All publications of the Committee are available at: http://www.parliament.uk/extradition-law Parliament Live Live coverage of debates and public sessions of the Committee’s meetings are available at: http://www.parliamentlive.tv Further information Further information about the House of Lords and its Committees, including guidance to witnesses, details of current inquiries and forthcoming meetings is available at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/lords Committee staff The staff who worked on this Committee were James Whittle (Clerk), Cathryn Auplish (Policy Analyst) and Morgan Sim (Committee Assistant) Contact details All correspondence should be addressed to the Select Committee on Extradition Law, Committee Office, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW. -
The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Legislation: This is a draft item of legislation and has not yet been made as a UK Statutory Instrument. Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 223(5) and (6) of the Extradition Act 2003 and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. DRAFT STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2019 No. EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION ARMS AND AMMUNITION CRIMINAL LAW DANGEROUS DRUGS INVESTIGATORY POWERS POLICE PROCEEDS OF CRIME The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Made - - - - *** Coming into force in accordance with Regulation 1 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 69(1), 71(4), 73(5), 84(7), 86(7) and 223(3) and (8) of the Extradition Act 2003(1), and by sections 8(1) and 23(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(2). A draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House, in accordance with section 223(5) and (6) of the Extradition Act 2003 and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. (1) 2003 c. 41. (2) 2018 c. 16. Document Generated: 2019-01-17 Draft Legislation: This is a draft item of legislation and has not yet been made as a UK Statutory Instrument. PART 1 Introductory Citation and commencement 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.