According to the UK Home Office website, Singapore is among the countries that has a formal extradition arrangement with the UK.
It is a Category 2B country – which means it needs to make out a case to support a request for extradition.
Extradition requests from Category 2 territories need decisions by both the Secretary of State and the courts.
After a request is made to the UK Secretary of State, he or she decides on whether to certify the request. If it goes ahead, the case is sent to court, and the judge decides on whether to issue a warrant for arrest.
After the person is arrested and brought before the court, there are preliminary hearings before the extradition hearing.
After the extradition hearing, the case goes back to the Secretary of State, who decides whether to order the extradition.
The person may make any representations as to why they should not be extradited within four weeks of the case being sent to the Secretary of State.
If the extradition goes ahead, a person may appeal to the High Court within 14 days. If the High Court allows the extradition, the person can appeal in the Supreme Court.
Appeals to the Supreme Court can only be made if the High Court has certified that the case involves a point of law of general public importance.
If there is no appeal, the person must be extradited within 28 days of the Secretary of State’s decision.
