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<p>In the financial year 2013-14, ten Arrest Warrants from Member States for British
nationals were refused by the courts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Information
is not held for the financial years 2011-12 and 2012-13.<br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>
</td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Financial year 2013-14</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Final
court decisions on Arrest Warrants issued by Member States for the surrender of British
Nationals</p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arrest Warrants
for British nationals that were refused by the court</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arrest
Warrant for British nationals refused as a proportion of total of final court decisions.</p></td><td><p><strong>22%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br>Of the total number of surrenders from England,
Wales and Northern Ireland between April 2009 and March 2014, over 95% (4,855 of 5,072)
of people surrendered were foreign nationals and just over 4.3% (217 of 5,072) were
British nationals. By way of comparison, in non-Arrest Warrant cases over a similar
period 40% of those extradited have been British nationals.</p><p> </p>
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