Is Europol a European FBI? No. Europol has no executive powers. ...
Despite promises by the home secretary to make the route across the Channel "unviable", the number of people completing the crossing has reached record highs.
The UK does "not have as much influence or as much voice" within a major European law enforcement agency post-Brexit, says a police chief.
‘Something we have depended on’ – Losing access to EU crime database is biggest challenge facing police
10/02/2021
Sir Julian King told MPs that “data adequacy” for police was the “most significant, outstanding, unresolved issue” which had come out of the UK’s security agreement with the EU.
Does the Brexit deal keep us safe?
05/01/2021
As the UK’s last European commissioner, I know how welcome it is that a deal was struck—and how much remains to be done
Northern Ireland, food prices, the ease of a deal - it turns out that many of the claims made by those advocating Brexit were not quite true...
Restart Brexit talks because UK is ‘less safe and less secure’, Tory group tells Boris Johnson
17/02/2021
Talks to rebuild security cooperation with the EU must restart now after the Brexit deal left the UK “less safe and less secure”, a Conservative group says.
Police to lose access to database used more than 600 million times a year on 1 January.
What happens if we have no deal?
15/10/2020
Mr Johnson told his cabinet this week that leaving the EU without a deal should hold “no fear” for Britain, but was he right?
Everyone should worry about no deal, the civil servant who was, until March, head of the Brexit department has said.
‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ at risk as terror threat raised and crime becomes increasingly transnational.
I work in Brussels alongside the EU Brexit negotiators and I find it incredible how little the UK government understands
25/05/2018
Are we really being serious when we ask the EU to give the UK, as a third country, the same level of access as a member to sensitive information like satellite development and criminal databases?
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.
Losing access to European security arrangements post-Brexit "will only benefit criminals", Scotland's justice secretary 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.
Senior officer says powers less effective if UK forces are denied access to criminal databases.
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.
Lord Evans says it is 'absolutely vital' for Britain's security to maintain ties to Europol and EU nations.
UK could lose right to share security and business data with EU after Brexit, minister admits
16/06/2020
Alternatives 'might need to be pursued', James Brokenshire tells inquiry - prompting demands to reveal how UK will be 'protected'.
UK's ability to track suspected terrorists and major criminals is at risk because of Brexit, Raab admits
03/02/2020
Access to vital EU crime-fighting databases could be lost, MPs told – after Theresa May warns they ‘keep us safe’.
Minister says no deal is in place for extradition, data sharing and arrest warrants after Brexit.