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  • Gang research published

    Research into gang violence finds that people join gangs due to the desire for money or respect and a way to seek protection or belonging.

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

  • Mentors can divert young people away from crime

    Crime prevention minister encourages organisations working to prevent young people from getting involved in gang crime to apply for government funding

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

  • Funding to tackle knife, gun and gang crime

    More than £18m to tackle knife, gun and gang crime has been announced by the Home Secretary.

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

  • Tackling knife crime: Home Secretary's speech following Brooke Kinsella report

    Home Secretary Theresa May gave this speech on 2 February 2011 at the Policy Exchange in London. The speech is as written.

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

  • Funding to tackle knife crime

    More than £18m to tackle knife, gun and gang crime has been announced by the Home Secretary today.

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

  • Funding to tackle knife, gun and gang crime

    The Government is today announcing a total of over £18 million of ring-fenced funding over two years for police, local agencies and the…

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

  • New rules on airgun use

    From next month it will be an offence to allow an under 18 to gain access to your airgun.

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

  • New offence keeps airguns under lock and key

    A new offence to stop under 18s gaining unauthorised access to airguns has been introduced by the government today.

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

  • Powers to stop gang violence

    Gang injunctions' can be used by police and local authorities from next month, minister James Brokenshire announced today.

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

  • New powers to tackle gang problems

    New civil injunctions to prevent gang-related violence will come into effect next month Home Office Minister James Brokenshire announced today.

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

  • Injunctions for the prevention of gang-related violence

    Gangs cause significant and lasting harm to our communities by fuelling violence, creating an atmosphere of fear and drawing young people…

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

  • Record number of weapons seized at Robin Hood airport

    This summer, UK Border Agency officers seized a record number of potentially lethal weapons, including stun guns, CS-canisters and machetes.

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

  • Baroness Newlove in 'call to action' for community safety

    Inspirational community activists who help keep neighbourhoods safe are being called on to spread their good work by the government’s champion for active, safer communities, Baroness Newlove.

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

  • New funding for anti-knife crime work

    A £250,000 fund for projects run by young people to tackle knife crime was launched by Home Secretary Theresa May and Brooke Kinsella today.

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

  • Ben Kinsella fund established

    A new £250,000 fund for projects to tackle knife crime has been launched in memory of Ben Kinsella who was murdered in 2008.

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

  • Minister backs anti-crime stance by shopkeepers

    A scheme which sees cash rewards being given for information about serious violent crime in local shops has today been backed by the crime prevention minister.

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

  • Human trafficking gang sentenced to six years

    One of the UK's largest human trafficking cases has resulted in six years in prison for two Polish gang leaders.

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

  • International criminal network targeted

    Arrests made after border officers and police work together to disrupt a gang suspected of helping immigrants to come to UK illegally.

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

  • Brooke Kinsella visits North East anti-knife project

    As part of work for the government looking at projects deterring young people from violent crime, actress Brooke Kinsella yesterday visited Stockton-on- Tees.

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

  • Mayor and Home Secretary see anti-knife action in South London

    Theresa May and Boris Johnson go to Croydon to see the work being done to tackle violent crime involving young people.

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