minor update: 20 February 2023; minor changes: 28 July 2023, 18 February 2025, 13 June 2025

This guidance provides an overview of how the CPS considers and makes extradition requests.

minor updates: 20 Feb 2023; 1 May 2026

Updated: 2 August 2022; 26 April 2023; 24 July 2023

This guidance provides an overview of how prosecutors can obtain evidence from overseas for use in criminal investigation or proceedings in England and Wales. More detailed process guidance can be found on the Casework Hub.