"UK enquiries will potentially go to the bottom of the pile and may take longer."

A leaked presentation, obtained by Sky News, warns of the impact of 'no-deal' on UK passengers travelling to and from Europe.

Government says all applicants for EU settlement scheme aged 10 and over will be checked for criminal records – despite previously stating these checks would only apply only to over-18s.

Parts of the UK that were against Brexit experienced less of a spike in hate crimes after the vote compared to leave areas, research from Cardiff University shows.

France, Germany and Poland among countries who will not send their own nationals to Britain

EU negotiator sets out main obstacles to deal, including rights convention and fishing.

Prime minister on course to strike only 'barest of bare bone deals' by end of 2020, think tank concludes - and failing to be upfront about 'trade-offs'.

Demands for prime minister to reveal if dangers listed in ‘no-deal readiness report’ last autumn are still real – and whether they have grown because of pandemic.

Four years after the UK quit the EU, the first border controls on imports from the continent have been introduced, with more to follow.

"Today’s mafias are moving among countries and continents, and where they find weakness in international cooperation, they exploit that opportunity.”

BREXIT has made tackling fraud “more difficult”, the director of legal services at the Crown Prosecution Service said.

Covid and crackdowns also blamed as researchers find half of pills sold as MDMA at festivals in England contained none of the drug.

A new report from Public Health Wales has detailed how attention is urgently needed to understand the impacts of Brexit on illicit trade in Wales to mitigate potential health harms and deaths linked to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.

Police tell MPs they will lose 'at your fingertips' access to crucial EU databases.

As you may have noticed Jacob Rees Mogg Esquire – as no doubt he would style himself – has invited the public to submit suggestions on the theme of ‘Opportunities of Brexit’. I could not resist replying. Could I possibly suggest that you, after reading this, do the same?

Biometrics commissioner "deeply concerned" as Lib Dem Layla Moran tells HuffPost UK leaving pacts "will make Britain less safe".

Intelligence will always be exchanged informally. The problem is turning such exchanges into evidence that can be used in court – especially when we’re shut out of European information networks.

Your weekly update from the Brexit ‘downside bunker’, chronicling the downsides, and occasional upsides, of Brexit.

Investigating police in Tenerife are investigating four Brits who are said to have presented fake "padron" certificates, which allow people to stay in Spain after Brexit.

Exchange of key security information at risk after Dutch concerns over data protection.

Neil Basu added that a no-deal EU exit would be "very bad" for policing.

BORDER Force officers from other jurisdictions may be drafted into Northern Ireland in the event of a no deal Brexit.

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

Authority weighs up legal action against government over new checks on imported meat taking place 22 miles inland. / The Port of Dover could become a target for criminals smuggling illegal and diseased meat into the country under new post-Brexit plans that will involve lorries from the continent being checked 22 miles inland, the port’s health authority has warned.

Alarm that long-standing UK residents will be ‘separated from their children and families, returned to countries they barely know’.

The UK may have officially left the European Union in 2020 but Brexit is still making headlines. / And for some community organisations in Northern Ireland, it has left them in funding limbo.

The European Union on Friday set up a unit of investigators to tackle an expected surge in finanial crime in the economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and crack down on defrauding of state subsidies.

MPs claim failure to implement a robust customs regime in Northern Ireland will lead to international criminals, including drug traffickers, making plans to target a soft border.

On trade, finance, migration, food standards and more, the UK suffers fresh ignominy on a daily basis.

Professor Chris Elliott talks through discussions had at Food Integrity Global and highlights improved food fraud detection, Brexit’s impact... / The Brexit elephant in the room was also discussed. While some in government say that it is not a big risk factor in terms of escalating food fraud risks the message was very loud and clear that it is.

A former MEP who fraudulently claimed almost £500,000 in European Parliament expenses has been jailed.

Organised crime gangs are preparing to exploit the eight freeports that are being opened across England as part of the Government’s ‘levelling up’ strategy, experts have warned.

Losing access to European security arrangements post-Brexit "will only benefit criminals", Scotland's justice secretary has said.

Lord Brian Paddick (former DAC, London Metropolitan Police) speaks to the crowd gathered in Newcastle on 25/03/2018. He speaks on issues of security and policing surrounding Brexit.

UK law enforcement can no longer immediately access real-time data about persons and objects of interest, including wanted and missing persons.

Sir Julian King, ex-European commissioner for the security union, spoke to the Commons Home Affairs Committee.

British citizens will be less safe if ministers fail to retain access to “mission critical” European intelligence services after Brexit, according to the former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Condon.

Brexit warning over anti-trafficking body comes as lorry driver is charged with manslaughter.

Lord Ricketts attacks failure to acknowledge that fallbacks will be 'putting the safety of the public at risk'.

Northern Ireland businesses will not be ready for the new Irish Sea border in January and need a further transition period, industry leaders have said.

Counter-terror chief raises ‘deep concerns’ as key crime-fighting tools will be lost.

Brexit risks negative impacts on crime and trade in Northern Ireland when the transition period expires at the end of the year, two different UK parliamentary committees were told on Wednesday.

Speedy European evidence-sharing about cyber crime may be endangered by a no-deal Brexit, a police officer in Northern Ireland has warned.

Officer leading national preparations decries potential loss of EU crime-fighting tools.

Cabinet said to be unhappy at plans to divert officers to Kent while knife crime soars

Under new system EU countries can now refuse to surrender their own nationals.

Despite nearly 40 years of specialist police investigative units into organised crime, London remains a centre for money-laundering.

Brexit has made it easier for organised crime groups in the United Kingdom to operate and expand their enterprises, says a leading criminologist at Birmingham City University.

The gangs running small boats into the UK have ‘never had it so good’ – and Brexit has played a large part. People smugglers claim Brexit ‘has played into their hands’.

Senior officer says powers less effective if UK forces are denied access to criminal databases.

Police in Northern Ireland are expecting Boris Johnson's Brexit agreement to trigger protests in Northern Ireland, MPs have been told.

‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ at risk as terror threat raised and crime becomes increasingly transnational.

Preparations being made at ‘every port and access point from Europe’, senior officer say.

The European Arrest Warrant will no longer be valid if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October.

Thousands of names ‘double keyed’ into Interpol system – in case screens ‘switched off’ in just eight weeks’ time.

Key information systems will be lost even if a security deal is struck before 31 December, National Crime Agency says.

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.

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.

Post-Brexit cooperation between the UK and the EU on law enforcement and criminal justice is sub-optimal, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee.

EU Law expert Professor Michael Dougan has analysed Theresa May's Brexit speech.

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.

Even limited agreement reached will be ripped up if UK pulls out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

However, this article seeks to describe, as far as possible, how Brexit has affected the business and regulatory environment across the full range of areas covered by Steptoe and Johnson practices so far, and to identify issues of potential future concern for companies.

France, Germany and Poland say they will refuse to allow extradition of their nationals.

An analysis by the party suggests the European Criminal Records Information System is used 250 times a day by UK police and courts. / Theresa May’s “overly dogmatic” approach to the Brexit negotiations risks police losing access to vital shared criminal databases with the EU used an estimated 250 times a day by UK authorities, the Liberal Democrats have warned.

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'.

It is "likely" the UK will leave Europol in the wake of Brexit unless a deal is made, the Home Secretary has said.

UK set to lose access to Schengen Information System that police across continent use to stop criminals.

Officials feared ‘reputational impact’ of error in which details of crimes by foreigners were not passed on. / The UK has failed to pass on the details of 75,000 convictions of foreign criminals to their home EU countries and concealed the scandal for fear of damaging Britain’s reputation in Europe’s capitals, the Guardian can reveal.

Alternatives 'might need to be pursued', James Brokenshire tells inquiry - prompting demands to reveal how UK will be 'protected'.

Former security commissioner warns of ‘immediate impact’ on tackling terrorism and crime.

Britain has lost "significant" access to EU policing data under the Brexit deal negotiated at the end of last year, a House of Lords report has said.

Non-binding opinion says UK allowed criminal gangs to flood Europe with cheap Chinese-made clothes.

The cost to protect the UK market from cheap and illegal food imports has soared by 1000 per cent since 2015 as part of Government preparations for Brexit.

Dozens of British security officials working at Europol will be ejected from the European crime-fighting agency in the event of a no-deal Brexit, putting thousands of criminal investigations in the UK at grave risk of collapse.

Ten EU member states have said they will no longer extradite their nationals to the UK following Brexit, the Home Office has said.

Government document reveals plans to ditch tool that allows for fast extradition of criminals.

Sir Ian Blair rejects Priti Patel’s claim nation will made safer through ‘tougher’ post-Brexit powers.

Access to vital EU crime-fighting databases could be lost, MPs told – after Theresa May warns they ‘keep us safe’.

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 in our society should have a safe place to live and no one should be punished for experiencing homelessness."