Extradition takes place when, at the request of another jurisdiction, a person accused or convicted of an offence is returned by the requested state to that jurisdiction (the requesting state) pursuant to an extradition arrangement. The UK may extradite a requested person to a requesting state following receipt of an extradition request or the UK may seek extradition of a requested person from another jurisdiction to stand trial or serve a custodial sentence here in the UK.
Extradition must be distinguished from the transfer of persons for other purposes, for example deportation, where the country in which the person is present initiates the removal process. For further information on deportation for immigration purposes, see Practice Note: Deportation.
The Extradition Act 2003 (EA 2003) sets out the provisions governing extradition requests to or from the UK.
Requests for extradition are generally made under EA 2003.
Due to the nature of the extradition arrangements between the UK and other jurisdictions, EA 2003 is broken down into two parts, each dealing with extradition from a different category of territory:
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