Amendments to Notifications by the United Kingdom under Part Three of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’):

Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters

(C/2023/1416)

Name of the entity

Contact details

Purpose

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For England and Wales:

The Crown Prosecution Service

b)	For Scotland: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

c)	For Northern Ireland: The Public Prosecution Service Northern Ireland.

International Justice and Organised Crime Division Crown Prosecution Service 102 Petty France London SW1H 9EADX 161330 Westminster 11

International.IJOC@cps.gov.uk

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

25 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LA

COICU@copfs.gov.uk

Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland

Belfast Chambers

93 Chichester Street

Belfast BT1 3JR

www.ppsni.gov.uk

and any other United Kingdom public body which is responsible for investigating and/or prosecuting criminal conduct or which acts as a central authority in any jurisdiction of the United Kingdom are competent for the purposes of Title VI (Cooperation with Eurojust) of Part Three of the Agreement.

Article 690(6)(d) provides that the United Kingdom shall notify the Union of the identity of the authority considered as the competent authority for the purposes of Title VI (Cooperation with Eurojust) and a short description of its competences.

A)	For all requests apart from tax and fiscal customs matters in England & Wales and Northern Ireland: UK Central Authority – Home Office

b)	for tax matters and fiscal customs matters in England & Wales and Northern Ireland: Mutual Legal Assistance HisMajesty’s Revenue and Customs Solicitors Office and Legal Services

c)	For Scotland: The Lord Advocate Crown Office

2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

Email address: UKCA-ILOR@homeoffice.gov.uk

8th Floor, Stratford Regional Centre

14 Westfield Avenue

Stratford

London E20 1HZ

United Kingdom

Email address: mla@hmrc.gov.uk

Email address for very urgent cases only: emergencymla@hmrc.gov.uk

25 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LA

Tel. +44 0131 243 8152

Email: COICU@copfs.gov.uk

Article 690(6)(j) provides that the United Kingdom shall notify the Union of the identity of the central authority designated by the United Kingdom under Article 676(1) for the purposes of sending, answering and execution of requests, or the transmission of such requests to the authorities competent for their execution, related to the freezing and confiscation of property.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1416/oj

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