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College of Policing open for business

College of Policing open for business

Monday, 04 February 2013

Policing and Criminal Justice Minister Damian Green today welcomed the launch of the College of Policing. ...

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Crime maps: made to measure feature adds more information

Crime maps: made to measure feature adds more information

Friday, 01 February 2013

Members of the public can now check the safety of their estate, village, or route to work by making their own personalised crime maps....

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Community safety boosted by made to measure crime maps

Community safety boosted by made to measure crime maps

Friday, 01 February 2013

Members of the public can now check the safety of their estate, village, or route to work by making their own personalised crime maps....

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Visas for Chinese nationals: the facts

Visas for Chinese nationals: the facts

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

The UK is open for business and tourism and China is one of the UK's priority markets....

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Proposals on how people join the police force launched

Proposals on how people join the police force launched

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

New proposals to allow people to join the police force without starting at constable rank were revealed today by the Home Office....

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Overseas students who want to study in UK on the rise

Overseas students who want to study in UK on the rise

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

New figures released by UCAS show the UK remains a popular destination for international students....

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New FRANK adverts mark tenth anniversary

New FRANK adverts mark tenth anniversary

Monday, 28 January 2013

A new campaign to remind young people to talk to FRANK for factual and trustworthy drugs advice was launched by the Home Office today....

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New FRANK adverts mark tenth anniversary

New FRANK adverts mark tenth anniversary

Monday, 28 January 2013

New campaign reminding young people to talk to FRANK for factual and trustworthy drugs advice was launched by the Home Office today....

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British culture and history at heart of new Life in the UK test

British culture and history at heart of new Life in the UK test

Sunday, 27 January 2013

An updated Life in the UK test handbook that focuses on British culture and history will be released tomorrow....

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Home Office response to Crime Survey for England and Wales

Home Office response to Crime Survey for England and Wales

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Jeremy Browne's response to the latest Crime Survey for England and Wales...

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Rt Hon Damian Green MP speech at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners event

Rt Hon Damian Green MP speech at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners event

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Speech given by Rt Hon Damian Green MP at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioner (APCC) event on 23 January 2013...

Strict new code to prevent powers of entry being abused

Strict new code to prevent powers of entry being abused

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Strict new guidelines are to be established to prevent public bodies abusing powers to enter homes and businesses....

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More training to identify and support victims of human trafficking

More training to identify and support victims of human trafficking

Monday, 21 January 2013

GPs, midwives, youth workers and social workers will be trained to identify and help victims of human trafficking, the Home Office announced....

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International sham marriage gang jailed

International sham marriage gang jailed

Friday, 18 January 2013

A gang of 18 behind a sham marriage scam stretching from Yorkshire to Pakistan have been jailed for a total of nearly 28 years....

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New Acting Chairman of Security Industry Authority Appointed

New Acting Chairman of Security Industry Authority Appointed

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

The Security Industry Authority has today appointed Bill Matthews as Acting Chairman....

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New action on female genital mutilation

New action on female genital mutilation

Friday, 11 January 2013

A panel of experts have come together at the Home Office to discuss ways to tackle female genital mutilation....

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New appointment to National Crime Agency

New appointment to National Crime Agency

Friday, 11 January 2013

A new senior appointment has been made to the National Crime Agency (NCA)....

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New appointment to national crime agency

New appointment to national crime agency

Friday, 11 January 2013

A new senior appointment has been made to the national crime agency (NCA)....

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New permanent secretary for the Home Office

New permanent secretary for the Home Office

Wednesday, 09 January 2013

Mark Sedwill has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Home Office....

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Equipment approved to drug test drivers

Equipment approved to drug test drivers

Friday, 04 January 2013

Police will be able to introduce equipment to test drivers for drugs after the home office approved kit for use in stations....

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175 prolific foreign national offenders removed from UK

175 prolific foreign national offenders removed from UK

Thursday, 03 January 2013

The offenders were removed in just a few months as a result of a joint operation by the UK Border Agency and the Metropolitan Police....

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Home Office statement on Ibrahim Magag

Home Office statement on Ibrahim Magag

Monday, 31 December 2012

Following the Metropolitan Police appeal for public help to trace 28-year-old Ibrahim Magag, the Home Office issued the following statement....

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Operation Nexus results in more than 175 removals

Operation Nexus results in more than 175 removals

Friday, 28 December 2012

More than 175 of London’s most prolific foreign national offenders (FNOs) have been removed from the UK in just a few months....

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New support to tackle gang and youth violence

New support to tackle gang and youth violence

Thursday, 27 December 2012

An additional £500,000 to help communities confront the problem of youth violence was announced by the Home Office today....

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Free portable criminal records checks announced for volunteers

Free portable criminal records checks announced for volunteers

Friday, 21 December 2012

Volunteers will benefit from a free service allowing them to re-use criminal records checks time and again, the government announced today....

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New Hillsborough disaster investigation announced

New Hillsborough disaster investigation announced

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

A new police investigation into the Hillsborough disaster was announced today by the Home Secretary....

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New Hillsborough disaster investigation announced

New Hillsborough disaster investigation announced

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

A new police investigation into the Hillsborough disaster was announced today by the Home Secretary....

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Rolling Stones and Taylor Swift CDs among one tonne of fakes found by Border Force

Rolling Stones and Taylor Swift CDs among one tonne of fakes found by Border Force

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Border Force officers at Manchester Airport have stopped the largest ever consignment of counterfeit CDs from being smuggled into the UK....

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Damian Green visits Manchester

Damian Green visits Manchester

Friday, 14 December 2012

Police Minister visited Greater Manchester Police to see the force's chief constable and newly elected police and crime commissioner....

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New Disclosure and Barring Service board members announced

New Disclosure and Barring Service board members announced

Friday, 14 December 2012

New board members to oversee a streamlined criminal records checking, referral and barring organisation have been announced....

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