Extradition Bill
Feedback updated 13 Jun 2025
We asked
The purpose of the consultation was to seek views on the draft Extradition Bill.
Feedback on any aspect of the Bill and extradition policy was welcomed but, in particular, views were sought on whether the Isle of Man should comply with international obligations on extradition, whether the Island should have its own extradition legislation (old UK legislation currently applies to the Island), and whether the Attorney General, along with the Island's Courts, should be the main decision maker under Isle of Man legislation.
You said
External Relations, which ran the consultation on behalf of the Department of Home Affairs, received 18 responses to the consultation. Two of the responses were on behalf of organisations and the rest were from individuals. Two respondents said that their responses could be published in full, six said that their responses should not be published and ten said that their responses could be published anonymously.
Of those respondents who said that their responses could be published the majority agreed that the Island should comply with international obligations on extradition, should have its own extradition legislation, and the Attorney General, along with the Island's Courts, should be the main decision maker under Isle of Man legislation.
Please see the summary of consultation responses document below for more detail.
We did
External Relations and the Department of Home Affairs reviewed all of the comments that were received. Following consideration of those comments it was agreed that the approval for the Bill to be introduced into the House of Keys should be sought.
External Relations and the Department of Home Affairs are grateful to all of the people who took the time to provide their views.
Results updated 13 Jun 2025
Files:
- Summary of consultation document - Extradition Bill, 300.2 KB (PDF document)
Overview
Views are sought on the draft Extradition Bill ('the Bill'). The Bill is available to view or download from the 'Related' section at the bottom of this page and should be considered alongside the Explanatory notes for the Bill, which is also available in the 'Related' section below. A document comparing the provisions of the Bill with extradition legislation in Jersey, Guernsey and the United Kingdom can also be downloaded from the 'Related' section.
The Bill is intended to ensure that the Isle of Man has a modern legal framework for any extradition cases that may arise so that the Island can comply fully with international obligations and standards in this area. The Bill would replace old extradition legislation of the UK Parliament that still applies to the Island.
Although the Extradition Bill is in the Government’s legislative programme as a Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Bill, extradition is obviously international in nature and External Relations has been closely involved with the Attorney General’s Chambers in preparing a consultation draft of the Bill. As part of cross-Government working External Relations has agreed to run the public consultation on behalf of DHA.
Reasonable adjustments and alternative formats
The Department is committed to equal opportunities and our aim is to make our documents easy to use and accessible to all.
We will take steps to accommodate any reasonable adjustments and provide such assistance as you may reasonably require to enable you to access or reply to this consultation.
If you would like to receive this document in another format or need assistance with accessing or replying to this consultation, please email Anne.Shimmin@gov.im or telephone +44 1624 685202.
Responding to this consultation
You can respond to this consultation online by clicking on the 'Online Survey' link below. Alternatively you can download a paper version of this consultation in the 'Related' section below and email it to Anne.Shimmin@gov.im or post it to:
Anne Shimmin
External Relations Team
Cabinet Office
3rd Floor Government Office,
Prospect Hill,
Douglas,
Isle of Man,
IM1 3PN
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