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The joint Home Office and Ministry of Justice fund will support national charities that work with children and adults who have experienced child sexual abuse.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Rough sleepers across England will receive extra support to help them recover from drug and alcohol misuse.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Criminals serving community orders for low level offences will be closely monitored by judges as part of a new pilot forcing offenders to clean up their acts or be put behind bars.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has today (6 March 2023) published an updated harms assessment of nitrous oxide.
Government ministers and experts from across the home nations came together to discuss new ways to tackle illegal drug use across the UK.
Cutting crime and building safer communities will be at the heart of new legislation unveiled in Parliament today (9 March 2021).
Project ADDER is part of a drive by the UK Government to cut down on drug-related crime and violence.
The Home Secretary has today launched the government’s new drug strategy, to reduce illicit drug use and increase the rate of individuals recovering from drug dependence.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
New guidance states NHS and local authorities are to provide support for people addicted to prescription or over-the-counter medicines.
New statutory guidance will tighten up existing laws on gun ownership and mean that medical information must be provided in order to obtain a licence.
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80% of people aged over 18 have made the decision to change their lifestyle in 2021.
The number of older opiate users in treatment in England has tripled in just 12 years, a report by the ACMD reveals today.
A £650 million war-chest to fire up the UK’s life sciences sector and drive forward the government’s priority to grow the economy has been unveiled by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt today 25 May 2023.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Up to £39 million has been allocated to 50 projects across England and Wales to protect victims from domestic abuse and stalking.
The second part of a major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England has launched today.
West London wholesaler has been struck off as a director for 7 years after he abused the tax authorities to the value of more than £600,000.
The Home Secretary has today launched an ambitious new, multi-year national communications campaign which says ‘Enough’ to violence against women and girls.
An overview of this Academy for Justice Commissioning evening seminar, including details of who featured at the event and the slidepack
Review launched into supporting benefit claimants with addictions and potentially treatable conditions back into work.
Neil O'Brien delivered a speech at Policy Exchange on government plans to cut smoking rates and tackle underage vaping.
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