A MAN facing extradition to Canada over fraud charges has been granted a temporary reprieve after he lodged a new appeal.

Peter Kevin Miller, of Grizebeck, is contesting the Home Office's decision to grant extradition to the country where his crimes were allegedly committed.

The Home Secretary Priti Patel had granted a Canadian application to extradite Mr Miller with British authorities due to remove him from the country this week.

However, a new appeal on the ruling by the 71-year-old defendant means he will remain in the country for now.

A spokeswoman for the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that Mr Miller has renewed his application to appeal and is due to take place on April 20.

Peter Kevin Miller was hauled before the bench at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court late last year after he was accused of defrauding people of thousands of pounds in the city of Vancouver.

A warrant for his arrest was issued by Canadian authorities.

Mr Miller is alleged to have committed four fraud offences in the Canadian city, dating back as far as 2010.

After the hearing he was handed a curfew ordering him to stay at his home, a farm in the Furness village.

He was also prohibited from going to any international travel hub and ordered to hand his passport to police.

Mr Miller was also ordered not to apply for or be in possession of international travel documents.

Extradition is the formal process where one country asks another to return a person in order to stand trial or to serve a sentence.

Britain has treaties with more than 100 countries.