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Interim Biometrics Commissioner announced

Interim Biometrics Commissioner announced

Tuesday, 01 July 2025

The Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention has appointed Francesca Whitelaw KC as the interim Biometrics Commissioner. ...

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Major immigration reforms delivered to restore order and control

Major immigration reforms delivered to restore order and control

Monday, 30 June 2025

Work to restore control of Britain’s borders has seen the first of sweeping reforms to the immigration system introduced by the Home Secretary today. ...

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Amnesty launched as part of mission to halve knife crime

Amnesty launched as part of mission to halve knife crime

Monday, 30 June 2025

Young people across the country are being urged to surrender bladed weapons including ninja swords to help prevent further loss of young lives to knif...

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Delivery firms to bolster rider security checks to stop illegal working

Delivery firms to bolster rider security checks to stop illegal working

Sunday, 29 June 2025

Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat commit to further strengthening security checks on delivery riders to prevent illegal working in the gig economy....

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£1.6m lost to gig ticket scams as public urged to take caution

£1.6m lost to gig ticket scams as public urged to take caution

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Gig-goers have been urged to be wary of scams when purchasing last-minute tickets on social media after £1.6 million was lost to ticket fraud in 2024....

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Closure of loophole to keep terrorists and extremists out of the UK

Closure of loophole to keep terrorists and extremists out of the UK

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

A law has been introduced to prevent British citizenship being reinstated to people considered a national security risk following a successful initial...

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Reverend Clive Foster appointed as first Windrush Commissioner

Reverend Clive Foster appointed as first Windrush Commissioner

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Home Secretary appoints first Windrush Commissioner to deliver justice for victims, and ensure their voices remain at the heart of reform....

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Unfit officers to be banned from major law enforcement agencies

Unfit officers to be banned from major law enforcement agencies

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Disgraced officers from law enforcement agencies are to be blocked from joining police forces in the government's drive to raise standards within law ...

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Emergency workers to be better protected from racial abuse

Emergency workers to be better protected from racial abuse

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Emergency workers will be better protected from violence and abuse when visiting homes as the government introduces new laws to support frontline staf...

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Illegal working enforcement soars in drive to strengthen border security

Illegal working enforcement soars in drive to strengthen border security

Friday, 06 June 2025

Over 6,000 arrests and 9,000 visits carried out across the UK since the election in crackdown on illegal working....

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New offence of forcing people to hide objects in their bodies

New offence of forcing people to hide objects in their bodies

Tuesday, 03 June 2025

Children and vulnerable people being criminally exploited by gangs will be better protected under new measures, as part of the government's Plan for C...

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Suspected people smuggling gang arrested in nationwide crackdown

Suspected people smuggling gang arrested in nationwide crackdown

Monday, 02 June 2025

Six people have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal entry of hundreds of migrants in dawn strikes by Immigration Enforcement across the...

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UK South America partnership to help prevent cocaine smuggling

UK South America partnership to help prevent cocaine smuggling

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Security Minister signs agreement with Ecuador to affirm international commitment to crackdown on organised criminal gangs....

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Police to crush vehicles used antisocially in 48 hours

Police to crush vehicles used antisocially in 48 hours

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Consultation launched on fast-tracking disposal of vehicles seized for antisocial behaviour....

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Over 30 arrests made in Northern Ireland people smuggler crackdown

Over 30 arrests made in Northern Ireland people smuggler crackdown

Thursday, 22 May 2025

33 illegal entrants and suspected people smugglers arrested as part of Home Office operation tackling abuse of the Common Travel Area....

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Dangerous weapons to be taken off our streets

Dangerous weapons to be taken off our streets

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

More dangerous weapons will be removed from our streets through a new government surrender scheme in partnership with the Coalition to Tackle Knife Cr...

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Taskforce launched to enhance police response to people smuggling

Taskforce launched to enhance police response to people smuggling

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

A new dedicated taskforce has been launched to transform the way in which the police respond to organised immigration crime gangs operating from the U...

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Vital support for victims in £20 million funding boost

Vital support for victims in £20 million funding boost

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Thousands more victims to access life-saving support through a £19.9 million investment in specialist services....

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New local guidance to tackle synthetic opioid threat

New local guidance to tackle synthetic opioid threat

Monday, 12 May 2025

Communities across England will be better equipped to combat the increasing threat of dangerous synthetic drugs, following new advice issued by the Ho...

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Immigration white paper to reduce migration and strengthen border

Immigration white paper to reduce migration and strengthen border

Sunday, 11 May 2025

Radical reforms to Britain’s immigration system, restoring control to our borders and reducing record-high levels of net migration have been set out. ...

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Foreign criminals to face rapid deportation 

Foreign criminals to face rapid deportation 

Saturday, 10 May 2025

New reforms to deportation and removal rules will make it easier to remove foreign criminals committing crimes in the UK. ...

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Overseas recruitment for care workers to end

Overseas recruitment for care workers to end

Saturday, 10 May 2025

International recruitment for care workers will end under plans announced by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.?...

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Radical reforms to reduce migration

Radical reforms to reduce migration

Saturday, 10 May 2025

Britain's failed immigration system will be radically reformed so the system is controlled, managed and fair under a landmark white paper. ...

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New rules to sack officers guilty of gross misconduct

New rules to sack officers guilty of gross misconduct

Wednesday, 07 May 2025

Police officers to no longer be able to escape the sack for gross misconduct as major government reforms to boost standards in policing continue. ...

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UK Nigeria partnership to detect, disrupt and deter fraud

UK Nigeria partnership to detect, disrupt and deter fraud

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

An agreement between the UK and Nigeria will help to better protect UK citizens from fraud as law enforcement collaboration is stepped up....

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Sex offenders to be stripped of refugee protections

Sex offenders to be stripped of refugee protections

Monday, 28 April 2025

Foreign nationals who commit sex offences will be excluded from asylum protections in the UK as part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bi...

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New powers to root out fake ‘lawyers’ giving rogue asylum advice

New powers to root out fake ‘lawyers’ giving rogue asylum advice

Sunday, 27 April 2025

People illegally posing as immigration lawyers and advisers will face fines of up to £15,000 through new measures in the Border Security, Asylum and I...

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Statement on Serco asylum accommodation list

Statement on Serco asylum accommodation list

Saturday, 26 April 2025

The list of local authorities Serco shared on its website for landlords is not a Home Office list and is not a list of existing or future asylum accom...

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International crackdown on cannabis smuggling

International crackdown on cannabis smuggling

Friday, 25 April 2025

UK-Thai cooperation results in 90% reduction in cannabis arriving in the post. ...

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Toughest measures yet to protect children from knife content

Toughest measures yet to protect children from knife content

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Even tougher action to hold tech platforms to account for failing to protect children from harmful knife crime content online, the government has anno...

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