Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals were subject to adverse recommendations by the Home Office due to suspicions that they were involved in or associated with war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide in each year from 2010 to 2018; and of those, how many have been (1) prosecuted in the UK, and (2) extradited to other countries as a result of such crimes.

The Metropolitan Police is responsible for the investigation of all allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture. The Counter Terrorism Division (CTD) of the Crown Prosecution Service, Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, has responsibility for prosecuting any such crimes and as a consequence would be the relevant authority for such decisions and data regarding the number of individuals in the UK prosecuted for these offences.

The Home Office is the competent authority for extraditions from England and Wales to countries outside the EU. Between 2010 and 2018, no individuals were extradited from England and Wales to countries outside the EU for war crimes offences. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own central authorities to deal with extradition requests. Extradition requests to and from the EU are made under the European Arrest Warrant and are dealt with by the National Crime Agency.