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More than 120 members of the armed forces, policing and government have taken part in an exercise to practise responding to a national security emergency.
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Nearly 19,000 foreign criminals and people with no right to be in the UK have now been removed since the government took office.
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Most successful January in over half a decade for Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams tackling illegal working.
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The Home Secretary brought together law enforcement and leading tech companies to drive new action to tackle mobile phone thefts.
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Southport perpetrator Prevent Learning Review
Statement to Parliament
Security Minister Dan Jarvis gave an update on the Prevent Learning Review - jointly commissioned with Counter Terrorism Policing following the Southport attack.
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UK becomes the first country in the world to create new AI sexual abuse offences to protect children from predators generating AI images.
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Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Telephone
020 7035 4848
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020 7035 4742
The email address above can also be used by organisations and institutions to contact the Community and Stakeholder Engagement Hub.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. The minicom service is for members of the public with impaired hearing.
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