§ Viscount Waverleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
With which countries the United Kingdom has no extradition treaty.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)Details of the United Kingdom's extradition arrangements are not50WA available on this basis. Those countries with whom the United Kingdom has extradition arrangements are listed below. The Extradition Act 1989 enables special extradition arrangements to be made with foreign states with whom the United Kingdom has no extradition arrangements. In addition, there are a number of international conventions which allow for the extradition of fugitives between ratifying states for certain serious offences, even in the absence of an extradition arrangement.
Countries with Bilateral Extradition Treaties with the United Kingdom (with date of entry into force)
1. Albania: 1927
2. Argentina: 1894, 1980
3. Belgium: 1902, 1907, 1911, 1924, 1928, 1975
4. Bolivia: 1898
5. Brazil: 1997
6. Chile: 1898
7. Colombia: 1889
8. Cuba: 1905
9. Ecuador: 1886
10. Guatemala: 1886
11. Haiti: 1876
12. Iraq: 1933
13. Liberia: 1894
14. Mexico: 1889
15. Monaco: 1892
16. Nicaragua: 1906
17. Panama: 1907
18. Paraguay: 1911
19. Peru: 1907
20. Rumania: 1894
21. Salvador: 1882
22. San Marino: 1900
23. Thailand: 1911
24. Uruguay: 1885, 1891
25. United States of America: 1976, 1986
26. Yugoslavia: 1901
Commonwealth Countries which have been designated by Order in Council under Section 5(1) of the Extradition Act 1989
1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Australia
3. The Bahamas
4. Bangladesh
5. Barbados
6. Belize
7. Botswana
8. Brunei
9. Canada
10. Dominica
11. Fiji
51WA12. The Gambia
13. Ghana
14. Grenada
15. Guyana
16. India
17. Jamaica
18. Kenya
19. Kiribati
20. Lesotho
21. Malawi
22. Malaysia
23. Maldives
24. Mauritius
25. Nauru
26. New Zealand
27. Nigeria
28. Papua New Guinea
29. St. Kitts and Nevis
30. St. Lucia
31. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
32. South Africa
33. Seychelles
34. Sierra Leone
35. Singapore
36. Solomon Islands
37. Sri Lanaka
38. Swaziland
39. Tonga
40. Tanzania
41. Trinidad and Tobago
42. Tuvalu
43. Uganda
44. Vanuatu
45. Western Samoa
46. Zimbabwe
47. Zambia
Colonies and Dependent Territories to whom the Extradition Act 1989 applies
1. Anguilla
2. Bermuda
3. Cayman Islands
4. Cook Islands
5. Falkland Islands
6. Gibraltar
7. Montserrat
8. New Hebrides
9. Pitcairn Islands
10. St. Helena
11. Turks and Caicos Islands
12. Virgin Islands.
52WAThe Extradition Act 1989 also applies to:
1. Channel Islands
2. Isle of Man
Parties to the European Convention on Extradition of 1957 which are designated by Order in Council under Section 4(1) of the Extradition Act 1989
1. Austria
2. Bulgaria
3. Croatia
4. Cyprus
5. Czech Republic
6. Denmark
7. Finland
8. France
9. Germany
10. Greece
11. Hungary
12. Iceland
13. Israel
14. Italy
15. Liechtenstein
16. Lithuania
17. Luxembourg
18. Malta
19. The Netherlands
20. Norway
21. Poland
22. Portugal
23. Slovakia
24. Slovenia
25. Spain
26. Sweden
27. Switzerland
28. Turkey
Other arrangements
1. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Extradition arrangements with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are under the Extradition Act 1989 as amended by the Hong Kong (Extradition Order) 1997.
2. Republic of Ireland: Extradition arrangements with the Republic of Ireland are under the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965.