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World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

20 June is World Refugee Day, an annual event to highlight the plight of those affected by conflict and persecution all over the world....

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Communications Data Bill published

Communications Data Bill published

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Vital powers to help catch criminals, save lives and protect children were today outlined in the Communications Data Bill....

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Communications data bill published

Communications data bill published

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Vital powers to help catch criminals, save lives and protect children were today outlined in the communications data bill....

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Businesses lead the march towards workplace equality

Businesses lead the march towards workplace equality

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Nomura Bank is the latest major company to commit publicly to promoting gender equality, equalities minister Lynne Featherstone announced today....

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Chief executive and chair of new disclosure and barring service announced

Chief executive and chair of new disclosure and barring service announced

Thursday, 14 June 2012

The creation of a new streamlined organisation to oversee a scaled-back criminal records checking and barring system is a step closer....

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Criminal record checking procedures to be scaled back

Criminal record checking procedures to be scaled back

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Employers, charities and voluntary groups can find out how plans to scale back the criminal records and barring system will affect them...

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Age discrimination ban extended

Age discrimination ban extended

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

A ban on age discrimination in the NHS will ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect....

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New armour to stop age discrimination in the NHS

New armour to stop age discrimination in the NHS

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Dignity and respect will be firmly at the centre of every NHS and social care service from October, as a ban on age discrimination comes into effect, ...

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Radical immigration changes to reform family visas

Radical immigration changes to reform family visas

Monday, 11 June 2012

A major overhaul of family migration will help stop foreign criminals hiding behind human rights laws to dodge deportation and ensure only migrants wh...

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Radical immigration changes to reform family visas and prevent abuse of human rights

Radical immigration changes to reform family visas and prevent abuse of human rights

Monday, 11 June 2012

A major overhaul of family migration will help stop foreign criminals hiding behind human rights laws to dodge deportation and ensure only migrants wh...

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Counterfeit Olympic goods seized

Counterfeit Olympic goods seized

Friday, 08 June 2012

A range of fake Olympic goods have been seized by Border Force officers at ports and airports around the UK....

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Forced marriage to be made a criminal offence

Forced marriage to be made a criminal offence

Friday, 08 June 2012

Forcing someone to marry will become a criminal offence in England and Wales, the Prime Minister and Home Secretary Theresa May announced today....

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Drug driving devices to undergo testing

Drug driving devices to undergo testing

Friday, 01 June 2012

Devices to test if drivers have taken drugs could be approved for use in police stations by the end of the year....

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Cadet band make D Day commemorations thanks to passport service

Cadet band make D Day commemorations thanks to passport service

Friday, 01 June 2012

A Norfolk cadet band have stepped in to rescue D-Day commemorations in France thanks to the Identity and Passport Service....

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Giving safely: a guide to making sure your donations really count

Giving safely: a guide to making sure your donations really count

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Fraud watchdog, the Fraud Advisory Panel (FAP), has launched the UK’s first independent guidance on how to make charitable donations safely....

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Crime information made available to public with police.uk

Crime information made available to public with police.uk

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Public can access local crime information and resulting police action, with data published on the Government crime mapping website police.uk...

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Public given power to track crime outcomes on police.uk

Public given power to track crime outcomes on police.uk

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Public able to track online what happened after crime was committed in their neighbourhood, on the government’s crime mapping website....

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See crime outcomes ahead of elections

See crime outcomes ahead of elections

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Crime outcomes are now published and available for the public to track ahead of the PCC elections....

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National Crime Agency takes shape

National Crime Agency takes shape

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Three senior appointments have been made to the new National Crime Agency....

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Appointments as national crime agency takes shape

Appointments as national crime agency takes shape

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Three senior appointments have been made to the new national crime agency (NCA)....

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Abu Qatada to Remain in Custody

Abu Qatada to Remain in Custody

Monday, 28 May 2012

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission has ruled that Abu Qatada will remain in custody ahead of next stage in his deportation process....

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UK stands up for British business

UK stands up for British business

Monday, 28 May 2012

Quotas are not the answer to boosting the number of women on boards, is the clear message to Europe today....

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Tougher identity checks for CRB applications

Tougher identity checks for CRB applications

Monday, 28 May 2012

People applying for criminal records checks will be put through tougher identity checks from today....

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UK stands up for british business and says no to quotas

UK stands up for british business and says no to quotas

Monday, 28 May 2012

Quotas are not the answer to boosting the number of women on boards, is the clear message to Europe today....

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Don't score an own goal   renew your passport

Don't score an own goal renew your passport

Friday, 25 May 2012

Football fans heading to the European Championships this summer should check their passport is valid before travelling, the IPS warns....

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Police and Crime Commissioners   'big job for a big local figure'

Police and Crime Commissioners 'big job for a big local figure'

Friday, 25 May 2012

Being a Police and Crime Commissioner is a 'big job for a big local figure', the Prime Minister said today....

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Home Secretary welcomes PCCs

Home Secretary welcomes PCCs

Thursday, 24 May 2012

The election of police and crime commissioners across England in Wales will be a landmark in the government’s programme of police reform....

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Prime minister announces the search for police and crime commissioners

Prime minister announces the search for police and crime commissioners

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Being a police and crime commissioner is a 'big job for a big local figure', the Prime Minister said today. Being a police and crime commissioner i...

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Home Secretary hosts reception to mark International Missing Children's Day

Home Secretary hosts reception to mark International Missing Children's Day

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Home Secretary Theresa May was joined by campaigners and celebrities at a Downing Street reception to launch two new support services for missing chil...

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New migration rules are making a real difference

New migration rules are making a real difference

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Radical reforms to the immigration system are starting to take effect, the most recent quarterly Office for National Statistics (to September 2011) an...

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