Security and policing Flashcards
Success in the UK
At least 6 terror plots have been stopped in Britain in 18 months
Context for a web of international terror threats
There have been 15 incidents across the EU
The EAW and the UK
British police receive 12,000 of European Arrest Warrants every year. It is a core measure designed to ensure suspects are returned home to face trial
A proposed plan for security co-operation
• EU Passenger Name Record directive
To force all airline to provide passenger information to all member states
What is the Europol
The body that co-ordinates policing and security, works on counter -terrorism planning, combating online extremism and people smuggling
What is the Frontex
The EU’s border security agency, runs operations to identify and manage migrants across the Mediterranean
What is the Eurojust
Works on measures to improve co-operation between prosecutors to ensure cross border criminals face trial
Security co-operation
• System of search
There is plan to create a system in which each country’s police can search for NA, fingerprint and vehicle matches on another nation’s database
The UK’s connection to the EU
The UK is connected to the EU’s immigration intelligence system
Sovereignty in policing
The UK cannot be force to adopt any Brussels directives relation to justice and security. For example, pulling out of more than 100 plans in the space of 2 years
How many measures are the UK involved?
Parliament opted to stay in 35 measures, including the European Arrest Warrent
What is the European Arrest Warrant?
It came into operation in 2004
It allows for the speedy extradition of suspects from one European country to another to face trial or serve a prison sentence
Success of the EAW
The average time taken to extradite a suspect who objects to extradition has fallen from a year to 48 days
Supporters of the EAW
A vital crime-fighting measure that helps bring offenders to justice
The UK’s history in EU policing
• Opt in
The UK opted back into Europol and the system of passenger-name recognition