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Home Office to take lead on economic crime

Home Office to take lead on economic crime

Monday, 17 January 2011

The policing minister Nick Herbert has told the Financial Times newspaper that government will improve its approach to tackling corporate fraud....

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Parenting leave: flexible system announced

Parenting leave: flexible system announced

Monday, 17 January 2011

Theresa May announced new arrangements to give parents greater freedom regarding parental leave....

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Buddy the sniffer dog stops illegal immigrants from entering the country

Buddy the sniffer dog stops illegal immigrants from entering the country

Friday, 14 January 2011

A UK Border Agency sniffer dog has helped to stop seven would-be illegal immigrants from entering the country....

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Manufacturers asked to help create drug screening device

Manufacturers asked to help create drug screening device

Friday, 14 January 2011

Specifications for a new police station-based drug screening device have been produced by the Home Office....

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Specification issued for new drug screening device

Specification issued for new drug screening device

Friday, 14 January 2011

Police forces closer to having equipment to test motorists suspected of drug driving, Home Office Minister James Brokenshire announced....

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Extra time to celebrate Royal Wedding

Extra time to celebrate Royal Wedding

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Have your say on licensed premises staying open until 1am to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton....

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Baroness Neville Jones: Relaxation of licensing hours for the royal wedding

Baroness Neville Jones: Relaxation of licensing hours for the royal wedding

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Baroness Neville Jones: My Hon Friend the parliamentary under secretary of state for crime prevention (James Brokenshire) has…...

Immigration minister responds to asylum report

Immigration minister responds to asylum report

Tuesday, 11 January 2011

Damian Green has today said that the government is 'absolutely committed' to concluding asylum cases faster and at lower cost....

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Response to child detention ruling

Response to child detention ruling

Tuesday, 11 January 2011

High Court rules that Government's policy on child detention for immigration purposes is not unlawful, but was wrongly applied in two cases....

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Home Office tops Stonewall Index

Home Office tops Stonewall Index

Tuesday, 11 January 2011

A leading charity for lesbian, gay and bisexual people has named the Home Office employer of the year for 2011....

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Extra time to celebrate Royal Wedding

Extra time to celebrate Royal Wedding

Tuesday, 11 January 2011

Licensed venues could sell alcohol and put on entertainment until 1 am to celebrate Royal Wedding under plans announced by the Home Office....

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Home Office tops Stonewall Index 2011

Home Office tops Stonewall Index 2011

Tuesday, 11 January 2011

The Home Office is the best place to work for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, Stonewall announced today....

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Cruise ship cocaine smugglers jailed

Cruise ship cocaine smugglers jailed

Friday, 07 January 2011

Six men and women posing as cruise ship passengers have been jailed today for a total of 87 years for attempting to smuggle around 35 kilos of cocaine...

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Most unusual drug smuggling attempts of 2010

Most unusual drug smuggling attempts of 2010

Wednesday, 05 January 2011

UK Border Agency reveals last year's most unusual drug concealments discovered at ports by skilled officers....

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New help for antisocial behaviour victims

New help for antisocial behaviour victims

Tuesday, 04 January 2011

Trials of a new approach for handling complaints of antisocial behaviour were unveiled today by crime prevention minister James Brokenshire....

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New help for victims of antisocial behaviour

New help for victims of antisocial behaviour

Tuesday, 04 January 2011

Trials of a new approach for handling complaints of antisocial behaviour (ASB) were unveiled today by crime prevention minister....

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Staff recognised in New Year Honours List

Staff recognised in New Year Honours List

Friday, 31 December 2010

People from the Home Office and its agencies have been recognised for making a difference, in the 2011 New Year Honours List....

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ID cards consigned to history

ID cards consigned to history

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

ID cards have been scrapped by the government after the Identity Documents Bill received Royal Assent....

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Minister congratulates happy couples on the fifth anniversary of civil partnerships

Minister congratulates happy couples on the fifth anniversary of civil partnerships

Tuesday, 21 December 2010

The fifth anniversary of the introduction of civil partnerships is being celebrated today (Tuesday, December 21)....

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ID cards consigned to history by coalition government's first Home Office bill

ID cards consigned to history by coalition government's first Home Office bill

Tuesday, 21 December 2010

ID cards will be scrapped under the coalition government's first Home Office Bill to pass through Parliament....

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Temporary limit on migrant workers is back up and running

Temporary limit on migrant workers is back up and running

Monday, 20 December 2010

In statement to Parliament, Damian Green confirmed that interim limit on skilled workers from outside EU is legal and back up and running....

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Home Secretary statement on terror arrests

Home Secretary statement on terror arrests

Monday, 20 December 2010

Theresa May thanks the police and security service....

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Samosa factory raided for illegal workers

Samosa factory raided for illegal workers

Friday, 17 December 2010

Seven workers at a Leeds food factory have been arrested on suspicion of illegal working by UK Border Agency officers....

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New compassionate approach to family returns

New compassionate approach to family returns

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Children will no longer be detained in Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre, the government announced today....

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Powers to stop gang violence

Powers to stop gang violence

Thursday, 16 December 2010

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

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Fight against drugs to benefit from £125m

Fight against drugs to benefit from £125m

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Users are being helped to kick their habit and lead drug free lives with help from the government....

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New board members bring broad experience to government

New board members bring broad experience to government

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Ex-Bupa chief executive, Val Gooding has been appointed as lead non-executive board member at the Home Office....

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Fight against drugs to benefit from £125 million

Fight against drugs to benefit from £125 million

Thursday, 16 December 2010

The government has today committed £125 million in the fight against drugs over the next financial year to help users kick their habit for good and le...

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New powers to tackle gang problems

New powers to tackle gang problems

Thursday, 16 December 2010

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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Victims of domestic violence encouraged to seek help

Victims of domestic violence encouraged to seek help

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

We team up with Women’s Aid and Refuge to encourage victims of domestic violence to seek help....

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