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Home Secretary backs police to increase stop and search

Home Secretary backs police to increase stop and search

Monday, 16 May 2022

Police will have greater powers to prevent knife crime and tackle serious violence....

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Biggest overhaul of state threats legislation for a generation

Biggest overhaul of state threats legislation for a generation

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

New bill to keep our country safe ...

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Home Secretary stands firm on tackling guerrilla protest tactics

Home Secretary stands firm on tackling guerrilla protest tactics

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

The Home Secretary brings back measures to tackle highly disruptive protests that are causing misery for millions....

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Bahrain and Saudi Arabia get UK electronic visa waiver status

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia get UK electronic visa waiver status

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to join other Gulf Cooperation Council countries with electronic visa waiver status for UK travel. ...

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Smuggling gang sentenced after locking migrants into wardrobe 'hides'

Smuggling gang sentenced after locking migrants into wardrobe 'hides'

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Five people smugglers have been sentenced for locking migrants into purpose-built 'hides' made from wardrobes and secured with screws....

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First Illegal migrants told of impending removal to Rwanda

First Illegal migrants told of impending removal to Rwanda

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Government takes first steps to operationalise the Migration and Economic Development Partnership. ...

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Faster information for victims of domestic abuse

Faster information for victims of domestic abuse

Saturday, 07 May 2022

Information about someone’s violent or abusive behaviour will be disclosed faster under changes to Clare’s Law proposed by the Home Office today (7 Ma...

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Borders Act to overhaul asylum system becomes law

Borders Act to overhaul asylum system becomes law

Thursday, 28 April 2022

The Nationality and Borders Act passed today (Thursday 28 April 2022) will deliver the biggest overhaul of our asylum system in decades....

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Licensing hours extended to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Licensing hours extended to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

The extension will provide the opportunity for people to continue their celebrations of this historic milestone over the bank holiday....

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Home Secretary meeting with Masrour Barzani

Home Secretary meeting with Masrour Barzani

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Priti Patel this afternoon hosted the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for talks at the Home Office. ...

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UK and Rwanda migration and economic development partnership

UK and Rwanda migration and economic development partnership

Thursday, 14 April 2022

Home Secretary Priti Patel made a speech on 14 April 2022 to announce a world first partnership to tackle the global migration crisis....

World first partnership to tackle global migration crisis

World first partnership to tackle global migration crisis

Thursday, 14 April 2022

UK and Rwanda migration and economic development partnership to address shared international challenge of illegal migration and break the business mod...

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15th meeting of India UK Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism: joint statement

15th meeting of India UK Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism: joint statement

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

The 15th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was held in London on 4 and 5 April 2022. ...

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Harsher sentences introduced for ‘spiking’ drugs

Harsher sentences introduced for ‘spiking’ drugs

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

From today, those found in unlawful possession of these drugs face sentences of up to five years behind bars...

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Protective security grant funding for Jewish institutions to continue

Protective security grant funding for Jewish institutions to continue

Tuesday, 12 April 2022

The Home Office has announced it will continue to grant the Community Security Trust £14 million to help keep members of the Jewish community safe....

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Fee removed for No Time Limit applications

Fee removed for No Time Limit applications

Wednesday, 06 April 2022

From today it will be free for those with indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK to make a No Time Limit application....

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New measures to restrict access to corrosives and knives

New measures to restrict access to corrosives and knives

Wednesday, 06 April 2022

Measures in the Offensive Weapons Act come into force today which will restrict access to knives and corrosives....

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Greater Manchester Police named specialist county lines force

Greater Manchester Police named specialist county lines force

Wednesday, 06 April 2022

The force will receive additional support and investment from the Home Office over the next three years to take down county lines drug networks....

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Support for vulnerable applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme

Support for vulnerable applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme

Monday, 04 April 2022

The Home Office announced further funding to help vulnerable EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members applying to the EU Settlement Scheme ...

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‘Whole system’ approach to tackling violent crime is working

‘Whole system’ approach to tackling violent crime is working

Friday, 01 April 2022

Government today announces a further £130 million to bolster efforts tackling serious violence and homicide....

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Home Secretary meeting with Israel’s Interior Minister

Home Secretary meeting with Israel’s Interior Minister

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Priti Patel met with Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked during her visit to London, to discuss a number of issues including the conflict in Ukraine and c...

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Windrush Lessons Learned progress update

Windrush Lessons Learned progress update

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Wendy Williams, inspector at Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, publishes Windrush Lessons Learned progress update...

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Home Secretary launches new Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan

Home Secretary launches new Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Home Secretary Priti Patel has today (30 March) launched a new Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan informed by victims and survivors....

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Home Secretary commissions inspection of the police response to CSE

Home Secretary commissions inspection of the police response to CSE

Thursday, 24 March 2022

The Home Secretary has commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services to inspect the police response to child sexu...

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Independent report on Windrush Compensation Scheme

Independent report on Windrush Compensation Scheme

Thursday, 24 March 2022

Professor Martin Levermore MBE DL, Independent Person to the Windrush Compensation Scheme, releases report on the Compensation Scheme....

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Home Secretary meeting with Belgium Interior Minister

Home Secretary meeting with Belgium Interior Minister

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Priti Patel met with minister Annelies Verlinden in London, to discuss a number of high-priority issues including the conflict in Ukraine....

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New pilot schemes to support migrants at risk of detention

New pilot schemes to support migrants at risk of detention

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Vulnerable women will be first to benefit from the pilot, which is part of the government’s response to Stephen Shaw’s latest review of immigration de...

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Government providing extra £150 million to tackle crime and anti social behaviour

Government providing extra £150 million to tackle crime and anti social behaviour

Friday, 18 March 2022

As part of the government’s commitment to drive down crime and improve public safety, the Home Office has formally launched round 4 of the Safer Stree...

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New measures to tackle corrupt elites and dirty money become law

New measures to tackle corrupt elites and dirty money become law

Tuesday, 15 March 2022

The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill receives Royal Assent....

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New measures to support Ukrainians

New measures to support Ukrainians

Thursday, 10 March 2022

Changes will make the Ukraine Family Scheme quicker and simpler for Ukrainians....

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