Baroness Clark of Calton

Keith Stewart QC was appointed as the new Advocate General for Scotland on 15 October 2020.

E-scooters used in trials will be subject to the same requirements as other motor vehicles and require a minimum of third party motor insurance. The trials are only for rental e-scooters and insurance will be provided by the rental operator, not the individual user. Trials will only be authorised where these insurance requirements are met.

The Government considers that the designation of the authority responsible for issuing a certificate is an appropriate matter to be left to secondary legislation.

A regulation-making power would afford the appropriate degree of flexibility to amend the designated authority in light of changing circumstances, including alterations to the functions of law enforcement bodies in the UK.

The Government’s intention is to designate the National Crime Agency, which is the UK’s National Central Bureau for Interpol, as the designated authority for the purposes of the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill.

The NCA is the law enforcement agency responsible for leading the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime and is operationally independent of the Home Office.

As the designated authority it will be for the NCA to decide whether to certify or not a particular arrest request. The arrested person will have to be brought before a judge within 24 hours to consider their detention.

The Government’s intention is to designate the National Crime Agency, which is the UK’s National Central Bureau for Interpol, as the designated authority for the purposes of the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill.

The NCA is the law enforcement agency responsible for leading the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime and is operationally independent of the Home Office.

Parliament will have the opportunity to debate the designated authority as the Bill progresses through the House as well as all the other provisions it contains.

Extensive consultation has taken place on this Bill with the Scottish Government, Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General on all the matters in scope.

The Minister of State for Security has written to the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, outlining the purpose and effect of this legislation.

The Home Office does not hold records on applications for arrest warrants by police forces in any of the UK’s jurisdictions. These records may be held by individual police forces.