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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.