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Extradition

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 30 December 2025UIN 99653

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department applies any additional safeguards or considerations when assessing potential extradition cases involving serving Members of Parliament.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

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 judicial decisions.

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