§ Baroness Goudieasked Her Majesty's Government:
What consideration has been given to the question of the compatibility with the Human Rights Act 1998 of the Council framework decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedure between member states. [HL1159]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Rooker)Paragraph 11 of the preamble to the draft framework decision states: "In order to ensure the effectiveness of the procedure, and on condition that the execution of the warrant does not lead to a violation of fundamental rights, the possibility to refuse the execution of the European arrest warrant should be limited to clearly identified circumstances."
The Government are satisfied that decisions made under the framework decision will be European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) compliant and the United Kingdom implementing legislation will be compatible with convention rights. The question of compatibility with ECHR rights will be addressed again by the Government as part of the legislative process to implement the framework decision.