Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation
Commons · Question 121198 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
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.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 25 Mar 2026
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.