Question follow-through · 99651

Extradition

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.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
12 Dec 2025
Target answer date
16 Dec 2025
Answer
30 Dec 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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