Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation — Written Question

Question

Chris Coghlan

Liberal Democrat — Dorking and Horley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Mutual Legal Assistance requests the UK Central Authority received in 2025; what the average speed was at which these requests are responded to; and what the longest amount of time was betwee

Answer

Sarah Jones

In 2025 the UK Central Authority (UKCA) received 8,309 requests for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) from other countries. Please note that these figures are taken from a live operational system and are subject to change as records in that system are updated...

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