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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 February 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

There is also a risk of particularly grave consequences under Part 2 of the Extradition Act in Section 85, where extradition is sought by states outside Europe that are not bound by Article 6 of the ECHR and may apply lower fair trial standards. Despite this, Clause 195 will remove the entitlement to a retrial even where a UK court has determined, applying common law and Article 6 principles, that the person was not deliberately absent. The Government assert that:

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