Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82181
Extradition: Hong Kong
Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Question
Zöe Franklin
Liberal Democrat — Guildford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that no person is extradited to Hong Kong for an act that is not a crime in the UK.
Answer
Dan JarvisThe UKs extradition framework, governed by the Extradition Act 2003,enshrines the principle of dual criminality.This legal requirement means that no person can be extradited from the UK unless the conduct in question would also constitute a criminal offen...
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