Written Question·Home Office·UIN 72099

Sovereign Base Areas Police: INTERPOL

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of access the Sovereign Base Area police in Cyprus has to Interpol databases.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Sovereign Base Area police in Cyprus do not have direct access to INTERPOL databases. Access to INTERPOL databases is facilitated through the UK’s INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), which sits within the National Crime Agency (NCA).