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Contact Details
Below you can find contact details for the UK Central Authority, as well as various other useful contacts.
Contacting the UKCA
Requests to the UK
Requests for assistance from the UK should be made in writing and sent to:
UK Central Authority
Judicial Co-operation Unit
Home Office
5th Floor Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
+44 (0)207 035 6985 fax (urgent cases only)
Requests must be made in English. Requests which have not been translated or where the translation is difficult to understand will be returned to the requesting authority. The UKCA will prioritise urgent cases but can only do so where the need for urgent action has been clearly indicated in the request and the reasons for urgency are provided.
Data security restrictions mean the UKCA is unable to correspond effectively by email unless a secure link is in place. The UKCA generic email in box closed with effect from 1 February 2009.
Requests to the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Gibraltar should not be sent to the UK Central Authority. Contact addresses are contained at Annex A to this note.
Requests for the exchange of criminal records
The UKCA does not handle requests for the exchange of criminal records from EU Member States. These requests should be sent direct to the UK Central Authority for the Exchange of Criminal Records
UK Central Authority for the Exchange of Criminal Records
PO Box 481
Fareham
PO14 9FS
+44 (0)1489 569808 Tel
+44 (0)1962 871530 Fax
Visit the exchange of criminal records page on the ACPO website (new window)
United Kingdom Central Authority for the Exchange of Criminal Records
Requests for details of criminal convictions from non-EU states may continue to be sent to this office.
Queries relating to your case
The first point of contact should be with the designated caseworker for your case.
The UKCA general enquiry number (+44 (0)20 7035 4040) can be used where you do not have a UKCA reference number or do not know the name of the caseworker dealing with your case.
The UKCA generic email in box closed with effect from 1 February 2009.
ANNEX A
Additional contact details
Scotland
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
International Co-operation Unit
Crown Office
25 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LA
Tel: +44 (0)131 226 2626 x 2587
Fax: +44 (0)131 226 6861
Customs matters
HM Revenue and Customs
Law Enforcement & International Advisory Division
HM Revenue and Customs - Solicitor's Office
Room 2/74
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
Tel (from within UK): +44 (0)207147 3834 or 3842
Tel (from overseas):+44 (0)207147 0433
Fax: +44 (0)207 438 4350
Email the MLA team at HMRC
Civil matters
Foreign Process Section
Room E10
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Tel: +44 (0)207 947 6691
Fax: +44 (0)207 947 6975
Visit the Foreign Press Section webpage (new window)
Guernsey
HM Attorney General
St James Chambers
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 2PA
Email the Guernsey office
Jersey
HM Attorney General
Law Officers’ Department
Morier House
St Helier
Jersey
JE1 1DD
Email the Jersey office
Isle of Man
Attorney General's Chambers
3rd Floor
St Mary's Court
Hill Street
Douglas
Isle of Man IM1 1EU
Gibraltar
Requests from EU / Schengen states to Gibraltar should be sent via:
UKGGLU
UK Government / Gibraltar Liaison Unit
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
King Charles St
London SW1H 2AH
Requests from non-EU/Schengen states to Gibraltar should be sent to:
Attorney General’s Chambers
Joshua Hassan House
Secretary’s Lane
Gibraltar
