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Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 25 March 2026UIN 121198

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on the Metropolitan Police’s Mutual Legal Assistance Request.

Answered by Sarah Jones

As a longstanding matter of Government policy, the Home Office can neither confirm nor deny whether a request for Mutual Legal Assistance has been made or received.This is to protect the integrity of criminal investigations and proceedings.

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