Lords to question Home Secretary on extradition law
As it nears the end of its evidence-taking, the House of Lords Select Committee examining Extradition Law will question the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Theresa May MP, on Thursday 4 December.
During the course of the inquiry, the Committee has heard about many aspects of extradition law and procedure. It has heard from specialist legal experts, advocacy groups, campaigners for reforms to the system, EU officials, policy makers, judges, experts in prison conditions, and leading academics.
In this session, the Committee will cover a range of the issues that have arisen in the inquiry with the Home Secretary:
- the Government's approach to addressing the flaws in the European Arrest Warrant (EAW);
- what assurances the Government has obtained that recent changes to the way the UK deals with EAWs will not leave the UK subject to infringement proceedings in the EU Court of Justice;
- what the Government sees as its responsibility to UK citizens who are extradited on the basis of assurances;
- how the Government thinks the extradition process might be amended to improve the experience of individuals extradited to countries where the justice system, though human rights compliant, is often considered harsh; and
- how the Government will facilitate import extradition from countries that the UK has no arrangements with, such as Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan, particularly in light of the threat posed by radicalised individuals committing terrorist acts in the UK and fleeing abroad.
The evidence sessions will take place on Thursday 4 December at 10.10am in Committee Room 3 of the House of Lords.
The sessions will be webcast at www.parliamentlive.tv and are also open to the public. Journalists wishing to attend should go to Parliament's Cromwell Green Entrance and should allow time for security screening.
