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Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation

Commons · Question 18323 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to question 16731, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of tracking response times to Mutual Legal Assistance requests.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 17 Jul 2026

We keep the effectiveness of the UK Central Authority under regular review and continually seek to improve its systems and processes including considering publishable data. I can assure you that we are committed to effectively providing mutual legal assis...