Guidance

MLA guidelines for authorities outside of the UK

Guidelines in multiple languages to explain mutual legal assistance (MLA) and how to make a request to the UK.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 16 October 2023
• Last updated: 19 August 2026
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  1. 19 August 2026

     Updated contact details for ACRO.

  2. 2 May 2024

     Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian and Serbian translations added.

  3. 16 October 2023

     Added translation

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Request for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters: guidelines for authorities outside of the UK (accessible version)

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Request for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters: guidelines for authorities outside of the UK

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Kërkesë për Ndihmë të Ndërsjellë Juridike në Çështjet Penale Udhëzime për Autoritetet jashtë Mbretërisë së Bashkuar

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: طلب الحصول على المساعدة القانونية المتبادلة في المسائل الجنائية: إرشادات لاستخدام السلطات الموجودة خارج المملكة المتحدة

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Zahtjev za uzajamnu pravnu pomoć u krivičnim stvarima Smjernice za vlasti izvan Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva

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Demande d’entraide juridique en matiere penale: Lignes directrices pour les autorités en dehors du Royaume-Uni

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Richieste di assistenza giudiziaria in materia penale: Linee guida per le Autorità al di fuori del Regno Unito

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Барање за меѓусебна правна помош во кривична материја Насоки за властите надвор од Обединетото Кралство

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Wniosek o wzajemną pomoc prawną w sprawach karnych: Wytyczne dla organów spoza Zjednoczonego Królestwa

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Pedido de Auxílio Judiciário Mútuo em Matéria Penal: Orientações para as autoridades fora do Reino Unido

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Захтев за узајамну правну помоћ у кривичним стварима Смернице за органе изван Уједињеног Краљевства

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Solicitud de asistencia jurídica mutua en asuntos penales: Guía para las Autoridades externas al Reino Unido

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Cezai Konularda Karşılıklı Adli Yardım Talebi: Birleşik Krallık Dışındaki Makamlar için Yol Gösterici Esaslar

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Read information for competent authorities abroad (and in the UK) about obtaining evidence within the UK (or abroad) to assist in criminal investigations or proceedings, also known as mutual legal assistance.

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