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  • Home Secretary announces plans for citizenship reforms

    The Home Secretary has proposed reforms to British citizenship including tougher English language requirements and changes to the Life in the UK test.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Home Secretary announces new measures to tackle serious violence

    Government to take forward programme of work to address violent crime in the UK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New measures announced to combat forced marriage

    The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced a package of measures to tackle the appalling crime of forced marriage.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New Independent Monitor for the disclosure and barring regime

    Julia Wortley to take over as the Independent Monitor for the disclosure and barring regime.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Home Secretary visits Spain and Germany

    Sajid Javid used the visits to call for continued security co-operation.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK agrees principles for tackling modern slavery in supply chains

    The UK has developed, alongside the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, principles for nations to adopt to tackle modern slavery in global supply chains.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Future security in Europe

    Home Secretary Sajid Javid delivered a speech in Madrid on the future security relationship between the UK and the EU.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • White Helmets resettlement

    The UK will support White Helmets volunteers and their families, who were evacuated from Syria, under the government’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government announces definition for cannabis-based products for medicinal use

    Cannabis-based products for medicinal use will be available for specialist doctors to prescribe legally.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Response to ACMD: cannabis-derived medicinal products, 21 September 2018

    Home Secretary responds to the recommendations of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs about scheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Update to HASC on Windrush: August 2018

    Letter from Home Secretary Sajid Javid to Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Thousands granted citizenship under Windrush scheme

    More than 2,000 members of the Windrush generation have been granted citizenship free of charge, the Home Office has confirmed.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Update to HASC on Windrush: September 2018

    Letter from Home Secretary Sajid Javid to Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Immigration Minister strengthens cooperation with Nigeria on modern slavery

    Minister for Immigration, Caroline Nokes, has travelled to Nigeria to visit the new Joint Border Task Force buildings in Lagos.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New strategic direction for the Emergency Services Network (ESN)

    The programme will save £200 million in public money per year once it has fully replaced the existing network.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Funding boost to help pupils affected by domestic abuse

    Home Office awards charity Operation Encompass £163,000 to support children who attend school following a domestic abuse incident.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • National County Lines Coordination Centre to crack down on drug gangs

    The law enforcement response to county lines is set to be significantly strengthened as the National County Lines Coordination Centre becomes fully operational.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Home Secretary visits Pakistan

    Sajid Javid stressed the importance of the historic and unique relationship as he ended his first official visit to the country.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK tests life-saving chemical detection robots and drones

    A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by troops, police officers and scientists for the first time.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New form of leave for children transferred during Calais clearance to join family

    The government has announced a new form of leave for children transferred to the UK to reunite with their families during the Calais camp clearance in 2016.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government