Guidance

EU mutual legal assistance instructional guidance

Instructional guidance to assist with drafting mutual legal assistance (MLA) requests from EU member states in French, German, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.

Documents

EU-UK form instructional guidance

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EU-UK form instructional guidance (French)

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EU-UK form instructional guidance (German)

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EU-UK form instructional guidance (Polish)

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EU-UK form instructional guidance (Portuguese)

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EU-UK form instructional guidance (Spanish)

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Details

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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Published 16 October 2023