UK-EU relations: Lords hear from Minister on post-Brexit security implications
Monday 15 February 2021
Tomorrow, the House of Lords EU Security and Justice Committee will conclude its inquiry into the UK-EU Brexit deal (known as the TCA), taking evidence from Home Office Minister Kevin Foster MP on how the agreement impacts post-Brexit law enforcement cooperation.
This virtual evidence session will start at 10am on Tuesday 16 February (tomorrow) and can be followed on Parliament TV.
The evidence session follows on from public meetings in January, which discussed how the TCA will replace the EU databases and agencies to which the UK made key contributions when a Member State.
Giving evidence:
At 10.00am
• Kevin Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office.
Questions likely to be asked include:
- What obstacles need to be overcome to make the law enforcement agreement fully operational?
- How will the agreement’s safeguards in relation to sharing data be policed?
- Will the new surrender agreement be an effective substitute for the European Arrest Warrant?
- How will exemptions built into the agreement affect the UK’s ability to extradite alleged criminals?
- How will the changes to the sharing of criminal records information in the agreement affect UK policing?
- What will be the effect on UK law enforcement agencies if the
European Commission does not award UK data adequacy?
