questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Mutual Legal Assistance requests the UK Central Authority received in 2025; what the average speed was at which these requests are responded to; and what the longest amount of time was between a MLA request and a response in 2025.
answerText: In 2025 the UK Central Authority (UKCA) received 8,309 requests for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) from other countries. Please note that these figures are taken from a live operational system and are subject to change as records in that system are updated...
heading: Criminal Investigation: International Cooperation