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date	26/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the UK is not perceived as a safe haven for people suspected of committing international crimes.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	237019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is committed to holding those who commit the most serious crimes accountable for their actions. It is Government policy that the United Kingdom should not provide a safe haven for war criminals or those responsible for other serious violations of international law. We are committed to ending impunity for such crimes, and encourage action to be taken to bring such individuals to justice wherever possible, within the rule of law and depending on the sufficiency of the available evidence.</p><p>The UK is committed to helping other countries to prosecute offences that take place within their territory or within their jurisdiction. Hence, the UK has arrangements to provide mutual legal assistance to other countries and permits the surrender of its own nationals subject to statutory safeguards. <br> <br>In addition to extradition arrangements with its regular extradition partners, the UK recognises its important international obligations to the international tribunals, as well as under a range of UN Conventions (torture, hijacking etc). The UK stands ready to consider extradition requests from those countries with which it has no extradition arrangements. All requests are considered in accordance with the statutory bars set out in our domestic legal system.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/04/2019 16:21:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1105255

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date	26/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	International Criminal Law: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources of the (a) Metropolitan Police and (b) CPS to (i) investigate and (ii) prosecute people residing in the UK who are suspected of committing international crimes; and if he will ensure that the investigation and prosecution of such individuals is prioritised.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	237021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to upholding international law and holding those who commit the most serious crimes accountable for their actions and is clear that the UK should not provide a safe haven for war criminals or those who commit other serious violations of international law. The Government encourages action to be taken to bring such individuals to justice wherever possible. In doing so, the Government has published guidance file:///C:/Users/panayih1/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/1D3NBYIH/universal-jurisdiction-note-web.pdf to clarify the role of prosecutors and the police on the investigation and prosecution of crimes of universal jurisdiction.</p><p>The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) War Crimes Unit is a dedicated specialist unit which investigates and prosecutes people living in the UK suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in line with universal jurisdiction. The MPS continuously reviews operational need and allocates additional resource to the unit in line with demand.</p><p>The CPS Counter Terrorism Division has the responsibility for prosecuting such crimes and the division has doubled in size in recent years. The CPS is facing an increase in sensitive and complex cases and this drives the need for specialist staff. The CPS has a budget to enable its resourcing; the Attorney General and the Solicitor General will continue to work with them and HMT to ensure that this is the case and that their needs are reflected in any future Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/04/2019 16:26:20 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1105257

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Genocide: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the High Court decision not to extradite to Rwanda persons suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, what steps the (a) Metropolitan Police and (b) CPS have taken to comply with the Government's obligations under national and international law to investigate and prosecute acts of genocide.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	237022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is responsible for the investigation of all allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture. The MPS War Crimes Unit is a dedicated specialist unit which investigates and prosecutes people living in the UK suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in line with universal jurisdiction.</p><p>The Counter Terrorism Division (CTD) of the Crown Prosecution Service, Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, has responsibility for prosecuting any such crimes.</p><p>Specialist Prosecutors from the Counter Terrorism Division of the CPS bring their expertise to cases of this nature; they work closely with the police throughout any investigation and prosecution of such crimes, including providing early investigative advice.</p><p>The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) War Crimes Unit received a referral from Rwandan authorities in January 2018 relating to five individuals in the UK and allegations of genocide offences in Rwanda dating from around 1994. Documentation relevant to this was assessed by the War Crimes Unit and officers also deployed to Rwanda as part of initial work to scope the allegations. As a result, the MPS have subsequently commenced an investigation, initially this will involve a review of all the documentation transferred from Rwanda. It is understood that the MPS’ enquiries are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/04/2019 16:23:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell