Mutual legal assistance and extradition: treaty list (accessible version)
Updated 13 September 2023
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Bilateral UK extradition agreements
El Salvador ***
Haiti (1874) ***
Libya *
Mexico (1887) ***
Thailand (Siam) (1883) ***
Uruguay (1 - 1884) ***
Uruguay (2 - 1891/1892)
*Albanian Extradition Agreement: entry into force on 19 July 2018; The Philippines Extradition Treaty: entry into force on 04 September 2015; The Libyan Extradition Agreement; entry into force on 29 April 2009; Extradition Agreement with Montenegro (2019) has not yet entered into force
** Indicates signed, but currently suspended
*** Treaty Series prior to 1892 not available as PDF documents. Indicates a referenced Treaty document on UK Treaties website [FCDO]
Bilateral UK mutual legal assistance agreements
Australia * (1)
Australia * (2)
Bahamas *
Bahrain *
Barbados *
Canada * (1)
Canada * (2)
Chile *
Ecuador ***
Germany *
Grenada *
Guyana *
Hong Kong SAR ***
India *
Ireland (1)
Ireland ** (2)
Italy *
Kuwait **
Libya **
Malaysia (1989) *
Malaysia (2010)
Mexico (1)
Mexico * (2 – Enforcement of Criminal Sentences)
Morocco **
Nigeria *
Panama *
Paraguay *
Philippines (1) 2009)
Philippines (2) Amendment 2014
Romania *
Spain *
Sweden *
Ukraine *
Uruguay *
*Indicates a Restraint & Confiscation, Enforcement of Criminal Sentences, Transfer of Prisoner, Police Assistance or Investigation/ Judicial Assistance relating to Drug Trafficking MLA treaty, All other treaties are Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters agreements.
** Indicates a signed agreement, but not yet in force (excepting: Libya MLA Agreement: entry into force on 29 April 2009; MLA Agreement with Ireland; entry into force on 10 December 2008).
*** Indicates a signed agreement, but currently suspended.
Key UK and EU agreement
Key Council of Europe multilateral agreements the UK has ratified
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1978 Additional protocol to Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
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2001 Second additional protocol to Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
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1990 Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime
Key UN multilateral agreements the UK has ratified
Commonwealth schemes
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2011 Commonwealth Scheme Relating to Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (‘Harare Scheme’)
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2002 Commonwealth Scheme Relating to Extradition (‘London Scheme’)
See www.gov.uk/uk-treaties for further information.
Updated August 2023, UK Central Authority, Serious Organised Crime & International Criminality Directorate, Home Office.