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Project ADDER is part of a drive by the UK Government to cut down on drug-related crime and violence.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Home Office engineers work to restore data lost from the Police National Computer
Measures to keep dangerous weapons off the streets are a step closer today with the opening of a surrender scheme, under prohibitions introduced in the Offensive Weapons Act.
Consultation proposes new controls on air weapons, miniature rifle ranges, and high-powered firearms.
The new measures target antique firearms used in violent crime and mean that up to 26,000 guns will now require firearms licences.
Crime and Policing Minister Kit Malthouse and Public Health Minister Jo Churchill today (Thursday 17 September) hosted a meeting to discuss key issues around illicit drugs.
Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) are designed to ensure repeat offenders are more likely to be caught and put in prison.
A review of the evidence of use and harms of novel benzodiazepines.
Crime and Policing Minister Kit Malthouse has today announced that 3 benzodiazepines will be made Class C drugs.
Thirty-five police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are to receive funding from a £25 million scheme to crack down on burglary and theft in crime hotspots.
The Home Office has today published its response to a call for evidence on the issue.
The government will launch a surrender scheme for certain firearms and weapons after legislation has been put to parliament making them unlawful to own.
A letter from the Minister of State for Fire and Policing to the ACMD, in response to the recommendation to Schedule Epidyolex.
Home Office will invest £7 million each year to make the service free.
The Home Office has announced today (Wednesday 4 March) that from next month new powers to tackle knife crime will be piloted by the Metropolitan Police.
Adverts launched from today will highlight everyday fire hazards and urge the public to install smoke alarms on every floor.
A new £25 million scheme to tackle burglary and theft in crime hotspots has today (Sunday 26 January) been launched by the Policing Minister.
The UK government has set the date for its Glasgow summit on tackling drug misuse as 27 February 2020.
This will allow police to deliver on the people’s priorities and recruit first wave of 20,000 additional officers.
New code will bring greater clarity to the process of approving police use of less lethal weapons.
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