Written Question·Home Office·UIN 99651

Extradition

Tabled: 12 December 2025

Answered: 30 December 2025

Question

Sarah Pochin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she makes of the public interest considerations relevant to extradition decisions involving individuals holding elected office in the United Kingdom.

Answer

Dan Jarvis

All extradition requests received by the UK are subject to the same independent legal process for all requested individuals, with clear safeguards and protections set out in the Extradition Act 2003. The UK Government does not intervene in any of these ju...

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