It is positive that the Government has negotiated successfully an agreement with the EU to provide for reciprocal access to biometric data (and in the future vehicle registration data) of suspected criminals. That will help UK law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies in connected EU Member States to identify terrorists and organised criminals. The Government should set out if, and how, it plans to use these arrangements to co-operate on sharing biometric data with Ireland in part...

It is positive that the Government has negotiated successfully an agreement with the EU to provide for reciprocal access to biometric data (and in the future vehicle registration data) of suspected criminals. That will help UK law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies in connected EU Member States to identify terrorists and organised criminals. The Government should set out if, and how, it plans to use these arrangements to co-operate on sharing biometric data with Ireland in particular. Type: recommendation | Number: 11 | Paragraph: 81 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: Biometrics data sharing is a vital capability to aid UK Law Enforcement in combating cross-border crime and terrorism. The TCA provides for the continued fast and effective exchange of DNA and fingerprint information with EU partners – including Ireland -using the Prüm mechanism which was in place b