Moved by
Lord Paddick
33: After Clause 37, insert the following new Clause—
“Implementation period negotiating objectives: security partnership
(1) It is an objective of Her Majesty’s Government within the framework of the future relationship of the United Kingdom and the EU to secure agreements that achieve equivalent outcomes to—
(a) continued UK participation in the European Arrest Warrant;
(b) continued UK membership of Europol and Eurojust; and
(c) continued direct access for UK agencies to the following EU data-sharing mechanisms—
(i) the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II);
(ii) the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS);
(iii) the Prüm Decisions;
(iv) Passenger Name Record (PNR); and
(v) the Europol Information System (EIS).
(2) A Minister of the Crown must lay before each House of Parliament a progress report on each of the outcomes listed in subsection (1)(a) to (c) within 4 months of this Act being passed, and subsequently at intervals of no more than 2 months.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This new Clause would require the Government to seek a comprehensive security partnership as part of its negotiations for the future relationship with the EU.