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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?
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’.
Sir Ian Blair rejects Priti Patel’s claim nation will made safer through ‘tougher’ post-Brexit powers.
UK to withdraw from European arrest warrant
27/02/2020
Government document reveals plans to ditch tool that allows for fast extradition of criminals.
Ten EU member states have said they will no longer extradite their nationals to the UK following Brexit, the Home Office has said.
Former security commissioner warns of ‘immediate impact’ on tackling terrorism and crime.
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'.
Tories call on Boris Johnson to reopen Brexit deal claiming it leaves UK 'less safe and less secure'
18/02/2021
A group of Tories have called for Boris Johnson to reopen Brexit negotiations amid concerns his deal has left the UK 'less safe and less secure'.
Experts quick to point out similar system will exist for Britons visiting Europe after Brexit.
The former head of MI6 has warned Theresa May’s Brexit deal will “threaten the national security of the country”, in a call for Tory MPs to reject it. The agreement would “place control of aspects of our national security in foreign hands”, claims Sir Richard Dearlove, in an extraordinary letter to Conservative associations.
This note summarises the evidence so far of the impacts on Brexit on Scotland. It sets out early evidence related to areas such as trade, the workforce and EU programmes.
The Brexit Referendum 5 Years on – Summary of Impacts to Date (Information note from the Scottish Government) [pdf]
24/06/2021
This note summarises the evidence so far of the impacts on Brexit on Scotland. It sets out early evidence related to areas such as trade, the workforce and EU programmes.
Minister says no deal is in place for extradition, data sharing and arrest warrants after Brexit.
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.
Policing capabilities lessened after Brexit
24/03/2021
Although the final Brexit deal agreed between the UK and the EU contained a mutual commitment to future security and law enforcement cooperation, there is no doubt that the settlement resulted in an overall lessening of policing capability.
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.
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.
Police to lose powers to arrest criminals wanted by EU countries without court warrant after no-deal
05/09/2019
British officers do not have immediate powers of arrest under an Interpol system that could replace the EU database
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.
Police risk losing powers to arrest foreign criminals in a no-deal Brexit unless ministers pass laws urgently
11/10/2019
The European Arrest Warrant will no longer be valid if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October.
Preparations being made at ‘every port and access point from Europe’, senior officer say.
Police holiday restricted amid fears Brexit could trigger terror attacks in Northern Ireland
15/10/2019
We've put arrangements in place to maximise our own ability to stand on our own two feet,' says assistant chief constable.
‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ at risk as terror threat raised and crime becomes increasingly transnational.
Under new system EU countries can now refuse to surrender their own nationals.