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"UK enquiries will potentially go to the bottom of the pile and may take longer."
France, Germany and Poland among countries who will not send their own nationals to Britain
Boris Johnson 'refusing to be honest' about likely damage from Brexit, expert study warns
04/02/2020
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.
Police to lose access to database used more than 600 million times a year on 1 January.
Police tell MPs they will lose 'at your fingertips' access to crucial EU databases.
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.
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
Drop 'aggressive, in-your-face' tactics to avert no-deal, urges senior Tory David Lidington
28/09/2020
Ex-deputy prime minister says ‘perfectly routine’ state aid compromise is on offer - and warns ‘Both sides stand to lose from a no-deal, but the UK more’.
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...
European court asked if legal basis for surrender of people from Ireland to UK still holds
20/07/2021
The Supreme Court wants the Court of Justice of the EU to decide important legal issues concerning whether there is any legal basis, post-Brexit, for the continuance of the European Arrest Warrant system for the surrender of people between Ireland and the UK.
Real-time access to EU police databases has not yet been agreed in the negotiations
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.
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.
Officer leading national preparations decries potential loss of EU crime-fighting tools.
Under new system EU countries can now refuse to surrender their own nationals.
‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ at risk as terror threat raised and crime becomes increasingly transnational.
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.
Preparations being made at ‘every port and access point from Europe’, senior officer say.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Minister says no deal is in place for extradition, data sharing and arrest warrants after Brexit.
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.
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 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.
Experts quick to point out similar system will exist for Britons visiting Europe after Brexit.
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'.
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'.
Former security commissioner warns of ‘immediate impact’ on tackling terrorism and crime.
Ten EU member states have said they will no longer extradite their nationals to the UK following Brexit, the Home Office has said.
UK to withdraw from European arrest warrant
27/02/2020
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.
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’.
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?
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