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Police to lose access to database used more than 600 million times a year on 1 January.
Sharing of crime-fighting data ‘slower and clunky’ under Brexit deal, former national security adviser warns
26/12/2020
Even limited agreement reached will be ripped up if UK pulls out of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Preparations being made at ‘every port and access point from Europe’, senior officer say.
‘There are certainly instruments that we may not have access to’, Foreign Secretary says - after police chiefs warned of ‘major impact on counter-terrorism’
"Serious & troubling letters from @PoliceChiefs & @NCA_UK to @CommonsHomeAffs on preparations for 1 Jan" - Yvette Cooper
17/11/2020
'Serious & troubling letters from @PoliceChiefs& @NCA_UK to @CommonsHomeAffs on preparations for 1 Jan, outlining the security downgrade if no negotiated agreement, inc impact on public protection, serious crime & counter terror.'
A north Wales police chief claims he has been gagged from warning people about a possible threat to security and law and order caused by Brexit.
The UK will be less safe if it fails to strike a post-Brexit security deal with the EU, Britain's top counter-terrorism officer has said.
Police warn of ‘major operational impact’ when UK loses access to EU crime databases in January
17/11/2020
Key information systems will be lost even if a security deal is struck before 31 December, National Crime Agency says.
‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ at risk as terror threat raised and crime becomes increasingly transnational.
Northern Ireland could be used to smuggle illegal drugs and weapons from the EU into Great Britain after Brexit, police have warned.
Police expect Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal to trigger loyalist protests in Northern Ireland
04/11/2020
Police in Northern Ireland are expecting Boris Johnson's Brexit agreement to trigger protests in Northern Ireland, MPs have been told.
Police scramble to rescue files of suspected criminals and missing people amid no-deal fears
03/11/2020
Thousands of names ‘double keyed’ into Interpol system – in case screens ‘switched off’ in just eight weeks’ time.
“What?!” - former prime minister is dumbfounded as her old nemesis suggests Brexit will help “intensify” the UK’s security. / Theresa May has ridiculed Michael Gove’s claim that Brexit could give intelligence and law enforcement services the power to “intensify” the security they provide for the UK.
Former terror law reviewer David Anderson warns of serious impact on fight against cross-border crime.
'Yet a no deal outcome would still have profound implications for the uK. as we analyse in what follows, from trade to connectivity to foreign policy to cooperation in policing, a failure to strike an agreement with the eu will impact on us in numerous ways.'
First time ministers have admitted police will enforce need for ‘Kent access permit’.
Police tell MPs they will lose 'at your fingertips' access to crucial EU databases.
Senior officer says powers less effective if UK forces are denied access to criminal databases.
Biometrics commissioner "deeply concerned" as Lib Dem Layla Moran tells HuffPost UK leaving pacts "will make Britain less safe".
UK set to lose access to Schengen Information System that police across continent use to stop criminals.
Leaked German government report shows Britain has been requesting special access. / Britain wants to ‘approximate the position of a member state as closely as possible’ when it comes to working with Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, the leaked report states.
UK to withdraw from European arrest warrant
27/02/2020
Government document reveals plans to ditch tool that allows for fast extradition of criminals.
European police will be barred from cooperating with UK if Boris Johnson waters down Human Rights Act
05/02/2020
The prime minister is considering tearing up the Human Rights Act and suspending the European Convention on Human Rights.