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The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, also hosted officers and staff at Downing Street and spoke at the APCC General Meeting and NPCC Chiefs’ Council.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has today set out the first steps to establishing a new UK Border Security Command (BSC).
New proposals will further crackdown on student visas, ensuring only genuine students can come to the UK; route will be kept under review.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Government action cuts migration on key routes by 25% in the first 4 months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
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.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet Austrian Chancellor Nehammer in Vienna today [Tuesday 21 May] to discuss illegal migration.
Failed asylum seekers are now in scope for enforced removal to Rwanda, after a deal to extend the cohort was agreed between the UK and Rwanda.
Rough sleepers will be offered greater support as the government takes action to support the most vulnerable while still tackling antisocial behaviour.
The government will invest a further £4 million to tackle the scourge of knife crime, the Home Secretary has announced.
The move is part of a major package of measures to tighten defences against alleged malign activity by Russia across the UK and Europe.
Progress on immigration as numbers on key visa routes fall 24%, detentions start after passing of Rwanda law, and a major crackdown begins on illegal working.
The first illegal migrants set to be removed to Rwanda have now been detained, following a series of nationwide operations this week.
Robust Home Secretary action has driven an almost 80% fall in student dependant applications in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Dangerous extremists intent on promoting extreme ideologies will be blocked from entering the UK as the government steps up action to protect the public.
Greater powers for the National Crime Agency and police to seize, freeze and destroy cryptoassets used by criminals have come into force today.
UK and Rwanda pass further milestone with treaty ratification.
Final phase of implementing the flagship policy to commence, marking a crucial step in the global response to illegal migration.
The UK is to become the first country in the world to proscribe the Terrorgram collective, with draft proscription order laid against the group today.
UK and Vietnam agree closer cooperation to stop the boats.
Income required to bring family to the UK increased as final measure of package to reduce legal migration comes into force.
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