Brexit Deal Forces Prosecutors to Swap a Ferrari for a Citroen Bloomberg 12/31/2020 Gaspard Sebag and Ellen Milligan
(Bloomberg) Police and prosecutors will be forced to retreat to decades-old tools for cooperation despite a last-minute Brexit trade deal, raising the risk of fumbles.
The pact between Britain and the European Union allows cooperation between the U.K. and member states, particularly as part of investigations into terrorism and serious crime, including the exchange of DNA, fingerprint and airline passenger information. But the fact that U.K. will no longer be a member of regional crime fighting groups and changing extradition policies means interactions will undergo major changes.