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Sexting and controlling behaviour highlighted in teenage relationship campaign

Sexting and controlling behaviour highlighted in teenage relationship campaign

Thursday, 13 March 2014

YouTube stars Jamal Edwards and Mandem on the Wall join new campaign aimed at boys and young men to raise awareness about sexting and controlling beha...

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Immigration: Businesses will benefit from help to recruit internationally

Immigration: Businesses will benefit from help to recruit internationally

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Businesses looking to recruit top international talent can take advantage of changes which will support the UK digital technology sector and improve l...

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Karen Bradley speech on e crime

Karen Bradley speech on e crime

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Speech given by Karen Bradley on 12 March 2014 on e-crime and information security....

Clare’s Law rolled out nationally on International Women’s Day

Clare’s Law rolled out nationally on International Women’s Day

Saturday, 08 March 2014

Clare's Law – a scheme allowing police to disclose details of an abusive partners’ past – will be rolled out across England and Wales from today, Int...

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24 years in jail for cocaine smugglers

24 years in jail for cocaine smugglers

Friday, 07 March 2014

2 Italian men have been jailed for 24 years for an attempted £13 million cocaine importation at Dover. ...

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Immigration: building a more sustainable system

Immigration: building a more sustainable system

Thursday, 06 March 2014

Immigration and Security Minister James Brokenshire has given his first speech on immigration....

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Heads of UKVI and HM Passport Office confirmed

Heads of UKVI and HM Passport Office confirmed

Wednesday, 05 March 2014

Sarah Rapson has been confirmed as the UKVI’s Director General, while Paul Pugh has been appointed as HM Passport Office's Chief Executive....

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Missing people: funding for Missing People charity

Missing people: funding for Missing People charity

Tuesday, 04 March 2014

The national Missing People charity is to receive Home Office funding to help it carry out its important work over the coming year....

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Non EU migration continues to fall

Non EU migration continues to fall

Thursday, 27 February 2014

The latest immigration figures show that net migration from outside the EU continues to fall and is now at the lowest level since 1998. ...

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Spain UK cooperation in fighting organised crime

Spain UK cooperation in fighting organised crime

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Organised Crime Minister meets Spanish counterpart...

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Karen Bradley speech at joint UK Spain Asset Recovery Forum

Karen Bradley speech at joint UK Spain Asset Recovery Forum

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Speech by Karen Bradley on 25 February 2014 at joint UK-Spain Asset Recovery Forum....

Specialist teams to fight modern slavery at UK Ports

Specialist teams to fight modern slavery at UK Ports

Friday, 21 February 2014

Specialist anti-slavery teams to be deployed at the border to help identify and protect victims of modern slavery. ...

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Police.uk interactive film reveals how a burglary is investigated

Police.uk interactive film reveals how a burglary is investigated

Wednesday, 19 February 2014

A new film showing how crime is processed through the criminal justice system has been launched on police.uk. ...

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Home Office announces new Surveillance Camera Commissioner

Home Office announces new Surveillance Camera Commissioner

Friday, 14 February 2014

The Home Office today (14 February 2014) announced the appointment of a new Surveillance Camera Commissioner. ...

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Local Alcohol Action Areas to tackle irresponsible drinking

Local Alcohol Action Areas to tackle irresponsible drinking

Thursday, 13 February 2014

Project launched to combat drink-fuelled crime and disorder and health harms....

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Home Office Minister praises slavery charity on visit to Bristol

Home Office Minister praises slavery charity on visit to Bristol

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Home Office Minister, Karen Bradley, visits a charity in Bristol to see first hand the action being taken locally to tackle modern slavery....

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New government measures to end FGM

New government measures to end FGM

Thursday, 06 February 2014

A government declaration to end FGM in the UK and around the world marked International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation....

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Sex trafficking gang dismantled

Sex trafficking gang dismantled

Monday, 27 January 2014

An international investigation dismantles a human trafficking gang responsible for transporting young Nigerian women in prostitution. ...

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Couple jailed over South London sham marriage

Couple jailed over South London sham marriage

Friday, 24 January 2014

A couple have been jailed for attempting to enter into a sham marriage at Morden Register Office. ...

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Scottish independence: Analysis paper on borders and citizenship published

Scottish independence: Analysis paper on borders and citizenship published

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Government paper sets out possible impacts of an international border being created in the event of a vote for Scottish independence....

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Crime down by more than 10% under coalition government

Crime down by more than 10% under coalition government

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Statistics released today show overall crime at lowest level since Crime Survey of England and Wales began in 1981. ...

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Damian Green speech to the APCC

Damian Green speech to the APCC

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Speech given by Damian Green on 21 January 2014 to the APCC....

Border Force dog prevents more than 100 drug smuggling attempts

Border Force dog prevents more than 100 drug smuggling attempts

Monday, 20 January 2014

Detector dog for Border Force has stopped an estimated 220kg of cocaine from reaching UK streets. ...

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Home Office's £20 million reward for police innovation

Home Office's £20 million reward for police innovation

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Every police force in England and Wales will receive a share of a £20m Home Office fund for projects aimed at transforming policing. ...

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New chairman of the Security Industry Authority

New chairman of the Security Industry Authority

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Elizabeth France begins new role....

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New campaign urges people to be 'Cyber Streetwise'

New campaign urges people to be 'Cyber Streetwise'

Monday, 13 January 2014

A new campaign to change the way people protect themselves from falling victim to cyber criminals has been launched by the government. ...

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How nuclear forensics can help us to tackle nuclear terrorism

How nuclear forensics can help us to tackle nuclear terrorism

Tuesday, 07 January 2014

Speech given at the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism on 7 January 2014....

New Director General of Immigration Enforcement announced

New Director General of Immigration Enforcement announced

Monday, 06 January 2014

Border Force’s Chief Operating Officer to take over as head of Immigration Enforcement....

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Public to get a more detailed picture of how crimes are investigated

Public to get a more detailed picture of how crimes are investigated

Monday, 30 December 2013

A new crime statistics framework which will better reflect how the police respond to reports of crime will be launched in the New Year....

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Home Secretary statement on the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby

Home Secretary statement on the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Home Secretary Theresa May issues a statement after Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were found guilty of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby. ...

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