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  • Young people travelling to popular holiday destinations to work in bars and clubs have been given advice on the dangers of labour exploitation.

  • A dedicated police taskforce set up to bring down grooming gangs has supported police forces in England and Wales to make hundreds of arrests in its first year. 

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Serious young offenders will be turned away from gangs and knife crime through rigorous education and training at the country’s first Secure School.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The government will place 6 new synthetic opioids under the strictest level of control.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • More female offenders than ever recorded before are in work 6 months after their release from prison as a direct result of government action – cutting crime and keeping the public safe.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A bogus immigration lawyer with no licence to practise has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for exploiting at least 19 victims for huge financial gain.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The modern slavery statement registry has been updated to encourage businesses to upload their annual modern slavery statements.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Despicable people who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ will face prosecution under a new law announced by the government today (16 April 2024).

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Licensing reform will maximise the economic and environmental potential of the crop.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The government has committed to providing UK Muslims with more than £117 million of protective security funding over the next 4 years.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The first Global Fraud Summit, hosted by the Home Secretary, begins in London today. Ministers from the G7, Five Eyes, Singapore and South Korea are attending.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Ordinary people mistreated or wronged by big, powerful companies will have a better chance of bringing them to court to access justice, thanks to plans unveiled today (4 March 2024).

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Efforts to disrupt money mule activity and support exploited victims will be strengthened through a new action plan.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Letters regarding the ministerial direction on the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Jewish communities will receive dedicated security and protection thanks to the biggest financial commitment ever made by the government to tackle antisemitism.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • £31 million of new funding to protect democratic processes and enhance security measures for elected representatives.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Offenders with drug and alcohol problems are being put back on the straight and narrow through a new US-inspired sentencing approach to cut reoffending.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Hundreds of thousands of hours of patrols to tackle anti-social behaviour and violence across England and Wales, backed by £66m

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A call for evidence has been launched to ask whether current crossbow laws need to be strengthened, as the government continues action to prevent violence

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government