India is deliberating the scope of criminal records to be shared with the United Kingdom, four years after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two countries. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is examining the format under which criminal records could be exchanged, a senior government official said.
U.K Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will visit India this coming week, ahead of a likely visit by U.K Prime Minister Boris Johnson soon.
The information exchange, according to the MoU signed in January 2018 would include sharing criminal records information, fingerprints, and intelligence. The MHA has asked law enforcement agencies and State Police for their views, a senor government official said.
