International and

Immigration Policy Group

2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
Tel: 020 7035 4848
(switchboard)

www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Julia ODwyer

julia.odwyer@btopenworld.com


Our Ref: 32332




12 September 2014



Dear Ms ODwyer,

YOUR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IN RELATION TO UK-US EXTRADITION

Thank you for your email of 18 July 2014, in which you ask for information regarding
extradition between the UK and the US. Your request has been handled as a request for
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). I am sorry for the delay
in replying.

The information requested is set out in the enclosed annex.

If you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent internal review
of our handling of your request by submitting a complaint within two months to the address
below, quoting reference 32332.

Information Access Team
Home Office
Ground Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF

e-mail: info.access@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

As part of any internal review the Department's handling of your information request will be
reassessed by colleagues who were not involved in providing you with this response. If
you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you would have a right of complaint to the
Information Commissioner as established by section 50 of the FoI Act.

If you ask for an internal review, it would be helpful if you could say why you are
dissatisfied with the response.

Yours sincerely,



Amanda Shiels
International and Immigration Policy Group


Switchboard 020 7035 4848
E-mail info.access@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk













































Annex - Freedom of Information request from Julian ODwyer (reference 32332)

You have requested the following information:

1. Since the Extradition Act 2003 came into force and up until the end of June 2014 came
into force how many requests have been made to the US by the UK for the extradition of
US citizens for alleged crime committed whilst in the US?

2. How many of such requests to the US have been refused or withdrawn?

3. Since the Extradition Act 2003 came into force and up until the end of June 2014 how
many requests have been made to the UK by the US for the extradition of UK citizens for
alleged crime committed whilst in the UK?

4. How many of such requests to the UK have been refused or withdrawn.

5. Since the Extradition Act 2003 came into force and up until the end of June 2014 how
many extradition requests in total have been received by the UK from the US.
5.1. How many of these requests were for the extradition of UK citizens
5.2. How many of these requests were for the return of US citizens

6. Since the Extradition Act 2003 came into force and up until the end of June 2014, how
many extradition requests in total have been received by the US from the UK.
6.1 How many of these requests were for the extradition of US citizens
6.2. How many of these requests were for the return of UK citizens


Information

As a persons nationality has never been a bar to extradition between the UK and the US,
the nationality of the person whose extradition was sought was not, before 2010, always
recorded.

Information about where the alleged offence was committed in each case is not held
centrally; however, in every case the alleged offence would have to come within the
jurisdiction of the requesting state.

The information provided reflects these qualifications.

Q1-2: Since 1 January 2004 until 30 June 2014, from the information available, the UK has
not requested the extradition of any US citizens who have been identified with crimes
which were committed whilst the person was in the US.

Q3: Between 1 January 2004 and 30 June 2014, from the limited information available, we
have identified eight requests for extradition from the US where I can confirm that the
alleged offences were committed whilst the person was in the UK.

Q4: Of the eight requests identified in answer to question 3, one case was refused by the
Home Secretary on human rights grounds and one case was withdrawn by the USA. The
information on these two cases is in the public domain.

Q5: Between 1 January 2004 and 30 June 2014, 173 extradition requests have been made
by the US to the UK.
Q5.1: Within this period, there been 73 requests from the US for the extradition of known
UK citizens.
Q5.2: Within this period, there have been 40 requests from the US for the extradition of
known US citizens.

Q6: Between 1 January 2004 and 30 June 2014, 65 extradition requests have been made
by the UK to the US.
Q6.1: Within this period, there have been 10 requests made to the US for the extradition of
known US citizens
Q6.2: Within this period, there have been 32 requests made to the US for the extradition of
known UK citizens

The figures above include dual British and dual American nationals.

Please note that these figures do not include Scotland. The Home Office deals with
extradition requests on behalf of England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Scotland
deals with its own extradition cases.