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<p>In the absence of UK participation in the 2<sup>nd</sup> generation Schengen Information
System (SIS II), although there will be a mutual loss of capability, the Government
is clear that cooperation with EU partners through pre-existing bilateral channels
is unaffected, and that Interpol provides a tried and tested mechanism for exchanging
law enforcement alert information. Interpol was the primary means by which the UK
exchanged warnings alerts with EU Member States as recently as 2015. It remains the
primary means by which EU Member States share information with partners who do not
have access to SIS II. Our assessment is that the UK was a safe country before joining
SIS II in 2015 and we will continue to be one of the safest countries in the world.</p><p>The
UK disconnected from the SIS II system at 2300 on the 31<sup>st</sup> December. There
have, therefore, been no searches against SIS II by the UK since the 31<sup>st</sup>
December.</p>
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