A no-deal Brexit would mean the UK loses access to key EU crime-fighting tools, affecting safety and security, according to the country's head of counter-terrorism, Neil Basu. Replacement systems would be slower, he said, and no contingency planning could adequately replace the loss of access to shared intelligence databases and European arrest warrants and passenger records in a no-deal scenario. This could mean UK authorities are not alerted when serious offenders or wanted people enter the UK. Basu said: “We have done a lot of contingency planning to put things in place. The Home Office said it was working with police forces on plans for dealing with any such eventuality.
A no-deal Brexit would mean the UK loses access to key EU crime-fighting tools, affecting safety and security, according to the country's head of counter-terrorism, Neil Basu. Replacement systems would be slower, he said, and no contingency planning could adequately replace the loss of access to shared intelligence databases and European arrest warrants and passenger records in a no-deal scenario. This could mean UK authorities are not alerted when serious offenders or wanted people enter the UK. The Home Office said it was working with police forces on plans for dealing with any such eventuality.