Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "UK–US extradition treaty of 2003" in English language version.
But Sir Scott's 486-page report finds: 'In our opinion, there is no significant difference between the probable cause test and the reasonable suspicion test. There is no practical difference between the information submitted to and from the United States.'
The review contradicts the findings of Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), which called for the Government to renegotiate the UK's extradition treaty with the United States to ensure British citizens get the same protection as Americans. In a report in June, the committee said US authorities should have to show enough evidence to establish probable cause before a Briton can be extradited.
Ratification had been slowed by complaints from some Irish- American groups that the treaty would create new legal jeopardy for US citizens who opposed British policy in Northern Ireland.
Not one US citizen has been extradited to Britain as a result of crimes said to have been committed in America since a controversial transatlantic treaty came into force, it has been disclosed.
Based on the numbers provided to Sir Thomas Scott Baker's panel, under this treaty, 130 extradition REQUESTS were submitted from the US to the UK. Of those 130 requests, the UK has refused 10. Of the remaining 120, 77 individuals were extradited from the UK to the US; the other 43 cases remained pending in the UK system, or the individuals returned to the US on their own, or other circumstances made the extradition no longer necessary. During the same time period, the UK submitted 54 extradition REQUESTS to the US, of which none have been refused. Of those 54 requests, 38 resulted in extradition of an individual from the US to the UK. In the remaining 16 cases, the individuals either returned to the UK on their own or other circumstances made extradition from the US to the UK no longer necessary.
the US has a population about five times the size of the UK, but there have been fewer than twice the number of people extradited to the US than to the UK. The number of US requests is therefore not disproportionate.
