Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for cooperation and access to Europol for police services in the UK after the transition period.

As set out in the UK’s approach to negotiations, published on 27 February, the UK is not seeking membership of Europol as part of the future relationship agreement with the EU, however the agreement should provide for cooperation between the UK and Europol which facilitates multilateral cooperation to tackle serious and organised crime and terrorism.

Europol already works closely with a number of non-EU countries through dedicated third country arrangements. The agreement on Europol could go beyond existing precedents given the scale and nature of cooperation between the UK and Europol.