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Home Secretary's statement on coronavirus: 21 January 2021

Home Secretary's statement on coronavirus: 21 January 2021

Thursday, 21 January 2021

The Home Secretary led the Downing Street briefing on coronavirus, where she announced a new £800 fine for people who attend house parties....

£148 million to cut drugs crime

£148 million to cut drugs crime

Wednesday, 20 January 2021

Multimillion pound investment and ‘Project ADDER’ to protect communities from crime caused by illegal drugs....

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Home Office working to restore Police National Computer data

Home Office working to restore Police National Computer data

Saturday, 16 January 2021

Home Office engineers work to restore data lost from the Police National Computer...

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Home Secretary to introduce 'Kay's Law' reform to better protect victims

Home Secretary to introduce 'Kay's Law' reform to better protect victims

Thursday, 14 January 2021

Police will have to consider key risk factors, including safeguarding victims, when deciding on bail....

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Nick Herbert appointed Chair of College of Policing

Nick Herbert appointed Chair of College of Policing

Thursday, 14 January 2021

Home Secretary appoints Nick Herbert (Lord Herbert of South Downs) as Chair of College of Policing to succeed outgoing interim Chair, Christine Elliot...

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Pharmacies launch codeword scheme to offer ‘lifeline’ to domestic abuse victims

Pharmacies launch codeword scheme to offer ‘lifeline’ to domestic abuse victims

Thursday, 14 January 2021

The government has teamed up with independent pharmacies and Boots to launch a domestic abuse Ask for ANI codeword scheme....

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Home Secretary hails security agreement with EU

Home Secretary hails security agreement with EU

Friday, 25 December 2020

First of its kind agreement ensures UK law enforcement has the tools it needs to help protect the public...

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Police to receive more than £15 billion to fight crime and recruit more officers

Police to receive more than £15 billion to fight crime and recruit more officers

Thursday, 17 December 2020

The funding package for 2021 to 2022 will include more than £400 million to continue recruitment of 20,000 extra officers....

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UK and Switzerland sign new police co operation agreement

UK and Switzerland sign new police co operation agreement

Tuesday, 15 December 2020

The agreement will help UK-Swiss efforts to tackle cross-border crime....

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Priti Patel publishes paper on group based child sexual exploitation

Priti Patel publishes paper on group based child sexual exploitation

Tuesday, 15 December 2020

The paper, prompted by high profile cases of sexual grooming in towns like Rochdale and Rotherham, sets out academic evidence on characteristics of gr...

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Nationwide call for views on tackling violence against women and girls

Nationwide call for views on tackling violence against women and girls

Thursday, 10 December 2020

Survey launched today will ask the public to share knowledge, opinions and experiences of violence against women and girls....

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New surrender scheme starts to keep dangerous weapons off the streets

New surrender scheme starts to keep dangerous weapons off the streets

Thursday, 10 December 2020

Measures to keep dangerous weapons off the streets are a step closer today with the opening of a surrender scheme, under prohibitions introduced in th...

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Home Secretary attends security conference in Bahrain

Home Secretary attends security conference in Bahrain

Tuesday, 08 December 2020

Home Secretary Priti Patel led the UK the delegation to the Manama Dialogue this weekend in Bahrain....

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Points based immigration system opens

Points based immigration system opens

Tuesday, 01 December 2020

New global system awards points for skills, having a job offer and speaking English....

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UK and France sign new agreement to tackle illegal migration

UK and France sign new agreement to tackle illegal migration

Saturday, 28 November 2020

New agreement reached by the Home Secretary and her French counterpart today to tackle migrant activity in the Channel....

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Security Minister speech to the Royal United Services Institute

Security Minister speech to the Royal United Services Institute

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Security Minister James Brokenshire delivered a speech at the RUSI on the changing terror threat and how the government and partners have continued to...

Government plans to strengthen firearms laws for public safety

Government plans to strengthen firearms laws for public safety

Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Consultation proposes new controls on air weapons, miniature rifle ranges, and high-powered firearms....

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Lord Walney announced as independent adviser on political violence and disruption

Lord Walney announced as independent adviser on political violence and disruption

Monday, 23 November 2020

Lord Walney will take on a new unpaid role as independent adviser on political violence and disruption....

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Thousands more health workers to benefit from visa extensions

Thousands more health workers to benefit from visa extensions

Friday, 20 November 2020

More than 6,000 frontline health workers will have their visas extended for a year for free, including doctors, nurses and paramedics....

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Government leads national drive to protect victims of child abuse

Government leads national drive to protect victims of child abuse

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

New campaign to protect children launched as tougher restrictions come into effect...

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Immigration Act receives Royal Assent: free movement to end on 31 December 2020

Immigration Act receives Royal Assent: free movement to end on 31 December 2020

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

The Immigration Act has today (Wednesday 11 November 2020) received Royal Assent and been signed into law....

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Government closes antique firearms loopholes to protect public

Government closes antique firearms loopholes to protect public

Monday, 09 November 2020

The new measures target antique firearms used in violent crime and mean that up to 26,000 guns will now require firearms licences....

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Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration term extended

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration term extended

Tuesday, 03 November 2020

David Bolt agrees to extend his term as Chief Inspector....

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Almost 6,000 officers join police as coronavirus enforcement steps up

Almost 6,000 officers join police as coronavirus enforcement steps up

Thursday, 29 October 2020

Government on track to deliver 20,000 extra officers in 3 years....

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Government delivers on commitment to British Nationals (Overseas) in Hong Kong

Government delivers on commitment to British Nationals (Overseas) in Hong Kong

Thursday, 22 October 2020

The new immigration route for British National (Overseas) citizens from Hong Kong will be open for applications on 31 January 2021 ...

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Home Office announces tougher criminality rules for EU citizens

Home Office announces tougher criminality rules for EU citizens

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

From January 2021, EU criminals could be barred from entering the UK under tougher border rules....

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Border Force seize 10 million black market cigarettes

Border Force seize 10 million black market cigarettes

Monday, 19 October 2020

Seizure prevented the Treasury losing almost £3 million in unpaid duty....

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Home Secretary appoints former Chief Constable to support police recruitment

Home Secretary appoints former Chief Constable to support police recruitment

Thursday, 15 October 2020

Former Chief Constable Michael Fuller has been appointed a non-executive director for the Home Office....

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New funding awarded to improve support for victims of terrorism

New funding awarded to improve support for victims of terrorism

Monday, 12 October 2020

This announcement follows the conclusion of a Home Office competitive fund....

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Home Secretary and international partners tell tech companies to put child safety first

Home Secretary and international partners tell tech companies to put child safety first

Saturday, 10 October 2020

Seven countries have today published an international statement on the end-to-end-encryption and public safety. ...

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