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  • New firearms guidance on domestic violence published

    New guidance, with specific provisions on domestic violence, will help protect the public from people who are not suitable to hold firearms.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Home Secretary extends consultation into use of stop and search.

    Members of the public given an extra six weeks to have their say on stop and search after consultation extended to 24 September.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Drug warning system detects 10 ‘legal highs’

    The Forensic Early Warning System has picked up 27 new drugs since January 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Home Office appeals High Court decision on family income threshold

    Home Office appeals against recent High Court judgment on minimum income threshold for people sponsoring family members to live in the UK

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Immigration Minister sees Border Force in action

    A group of six would-be illegal immigrants were stopped from reaching the UK after Border Force found them hiding in a lorry in Calais.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Crime and policing news update: July 2013

    Regular update on the latest news and information on police and crime issues.

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  • Drug use at lowest ever level

    Report shows falls in people taking illegal substances, including Class A drugs and cannabis. Drugs use now at lowest level since records began

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Damian Green rallies key players in fight against child abuse

    A group of 100 people from groups that tackle child sexual exploitation and abuse of vulnerable people have met at the Home Office.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Security Minister visits West Midlands following terror incidents

    James Brokenshire has praised the bravery of Muslims in West Midlands and called for unity in the wake of recent terrorist incidents.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Group on Sexual Violence against Children and Vulnerable People

    Speech by Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice on National Group on Sexual Violence against Children and Vulnerable People.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Premium service for sponsors of international students

    New premium service launched providing added benefits to universities and Higher Education institutions that sponsor international students.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Six London boroughs targeted in returns pilot

    Vans displaying large adverts encouraging illegal migrants to return home voluntarily will be driving around London in a one week pilot.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation on prescription drug tramadol

    The government wants to make tramadol a Class C drug but ensure it is available to those who need it as a prescription medicine

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Trial of simplified visa process launched to support business

    Passport returns pilot launched for applicants reapplying for Tier 2 Intra-Company Transfer visas

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Home Secretary statement on West Midlands attacks

    The Home Secretary has issued a statement on the attacks in the West Midlands.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Illegal Romanian migrants sleeping rough cleared from London's Marble Arch

    Home Office immigration enforcement officers joined police in a crack down on Romanian rough sleepers near London's Marble Arch.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Action Fraud: fault in IT system

    Written ministerial statement on Action Fraud reports not processed correctly due to a fault in the IT system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The European Commission’s proposal for a Europol regulation

    Written ministerial statement: not opting in to Europol regulation on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Crime is down by more than 10% under this government

    Figures from the Office for National Statistics show crime is down by more than 10%.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK open for business to brightest and best from China

    Immigration Minister Mark Harper highlighted the importance of the UK’s relationship with China today at an event organised by the Cambridge China Development Trust.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government