FTI in the news
28 July 10
The Independent: European police to get access to UK records
European police will be able to insist that Britons are put under surveillance and gain access to their DNA after the UK opted into controversial plans to strengthen co-operation. read more
29 July 10
EU OBSERVER: New EU police investigation co-operation alarms civil liberties watchdogs
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Long a refusenik in the realm of European co-operation on justice and home affairs, the UK has decided to opt in to a proposal that will simplify requests by police in other EU member states to investigate suspects in criminal cases. read more
28 July 10
BBC: UK opts-in to plan to share evidence between EU police
Jago Russell, head of Fair Trials International, said: "The Government has signed us up to a measure that has serious implications for stretched police forces and for civil liberties. read more