Counter-terrorism: Devolution
Commons · Question 72509 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to improve cross-border intelligence-sharing between regional counter-terrorism units and devolved Administrations.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 8 Sep 2025
Counter-terrorism - like all issues of national security - is a reserved matter. The UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, outlines the importance of working together with the devolved governments on a shared strategic response to the threat of terror...