EU police and criminal justice measures: The UK’s 2014 opt-out decision

This report examines the consequences to the United Kingdom should the Government choose to opt-out of approximately 130 EU police and criminal justice measures, that were adopted before the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009.

The Committee concludes that the Government has not made a convincing case to opt-out and that to do so would have significant negative repercussions for the UK's internal security; and expresses disappointment with the lack of engagement by the Government with Parliament, the Devolved Administrations and key stakeholders.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: UK to unveil plans for ending EU police co-operation http://www.europeansources.info/record/uk-to-unveil-plans-for-ending-eu-police-co-operation/

United Kingdom: House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union: 13th Report (2012-13)HL 159 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldeucom/159/159.pdf

United Kingdom: UK Parliament: Parliamentary business: Committees: Lords Select Committee: News, 23.04.13: Government has not made a convincing case for opt-out http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-home-affairs-sub-committee-f-/news/protocol-36-report-publication/

United Kingdom: House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union: Government response to the Committee's 13th Report of 2012-13 (HL 159): EU police and criminal justice measures: The UK's 2014 opt-out decision http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/eu-sub-com-f/Protocol36OptOut/p36followup/p36govtresponse.pdf

UK: House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union: 5th Report (2013-4)HL 69 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201314/ldselect/ldeucom/69/69.pdf

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