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Interim chair of the Independent Police Complaints Comission appointed

Interim chair of the Independent Police Complaints Comission appointed

Monday, 08 November 2010

An Interim Chairman has been appointed to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the Home Office announced today....

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Fashion retailer raided by UK Border Agency

Fashion retailer raided by UK Border Agency

Monday, 08 November 2010

Pakistani man arrested following a UK Border Agency raid on a clothing and fashion shop in Leeds....

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Immigration: Home Secretary's speech of 5 November 2010

Immigration: Home Secretary's speech of 5 November 2010

Friday, 05 November 2010

This speech was delivered on 5 November 2010. The speech is checked against delivery (content considered political has been removed)....

Theresa May vows to restore public confidence in immigration system

Theresa May vows to restore public confidence in immigration system

Friday, 05 November 2010

In first major speech on immigration, the Home Secretary has committed to shaking up government policy, managing numbers in the economy’s interest, an...

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Decision to exclude Dr Zakir Naik upheld

Decision to exclude Dr Zakir Naik upheld

Friday, 05 November 2010

A court has upheld Theresa May’s decision to bar controversial Muslim public speaker from the country....

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Import ban on psychoactive drug

Import ban on psychoactive drug

Thursday, 04 November 2010

The government has today banned the importation of a drug found in some samples of so-called legal high Ivory Wave....

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Stowaway caught hiding in coach engine

Stowaway caught hiding in coach engine

Thursday, 04 November 2010

This picture of man squeezed in a coach engine shows the desperate measures people take to try to get into the UK....

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Latest on Gary McKinnon case

Latest on Gary McKinnon case

Thursday, 04 November 2010

Find out the latest position on the Glasgow-born systems administrator's extradition case....

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Import ban of Ivory Wave drug 2 DPMP introduced

Import ban of Ivory Wave drug 2 DPMP introduced

Thursday, 04 November 2010

The government today banned the importation of a new psychoactive drug found in some samples of the so-called 'legal high' brand Ivory Wave....

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Minister responds to committee report

Minister responds to committee report

Wednesday, 03 November 2010

Damian Green responds to claims made by the Home Affairs Select Committee on long-term migrants entering the UK....

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Theresa May on counter terrorism priorities

Theresa May on counter terrorism priorities

Wednesday, 03 November 2010

The Home Secretary made her first major speech on counter-terrorism saying tough decisions will be taken to protect the British public....

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Terrorism: Home Secretary's speech on the response to the terrorist threat

Terrorism: Home Secretary's speech on the response to the terrorist threat

Wednesday, 03 November 2010

This speech was to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 3 November 2010. The version here is as written, rather than as delivered....

Ministers confirm cooperation at UK France summit

Ministers confirm cooperation at UK France summit

Tuesday, 02 November 2010

The French and British governments confirmed their commitment to work closely over illegal migration and abuse of the asylum system....

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Home Secretary updates Parliament on airline bomb plot

Home Secretary updates Parliament on airline bomb plot

Monday, 01 November 2010

Theresa May has told the House of Commons that all aspects of air freight security will now be reviewed....

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Sledgehammers help officers uncover illegal cargo

Sledgehammers help officers uncover illegal cargo

Monday, 01 November 2010

UK Border Agency officers have found more than one million cigarettes inside concrete blocks....

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Device found at airport   Home Secretary statement

Device found at airport Home Secretary statement

Saturday, 30 October 2010

Theresa May, who chaired a meeting of COBR earlier, has made a further statement on a package found at East Midlands airport yesterday....

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New contract for escorting detainees

New contract for escorting detainees

Friday, 29 October 2010

A decision to award a new contract for escorting people detained by the UK Border Agency has been made today....

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Home Secretary makes statement after suspect package discovered

Home Secretary makes statement after suspect package discovered

Friday, 29 October 2010

The UK is working closely with international colleagues after a suspect package was discovered at East Midlands airport....

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Drug statistics revealed

Drug statistics revealed

Thursday, 28 October 2010

Figures showing the number of drug seizures and the quantities taken off the streets and intercepted at the border were published today....

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Highly skilled work for highly skilled migrants

Highly skilled work for highly skilled migrants

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Research out today looks at jobs being done by people in the UK with highly skilled work visas....

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Home Secretary backs breast cancer charity

Home Secretary backs breast cancer charity

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Theresa May joins public in wearing pink to help raise money for breast cancer research....

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Home Secretary in Pakistan

Home Secretary in Pakistan

Monday, 25 October 2010

Theresa May arrived in Lahore yesterday for her first visit to Pakistan as Home Secretary....

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Arrests made in suspected sham marriage

Arrests made in suspected sham marriage

Monday, 25 October 2010

A bride and groom have been arrested just moments before a wedding ceremony at Sheffield Town Hall as part of a UK Border Agency operation targeting s...

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A proportionate response'

A proportionate response'

Friday, 22 October 2010

The system of checks on people working with children and vulnerable adults will be reconsidered, Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone announced tod...

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Scrutiny of vetting and barring scheme gets underway

Scrutiny of vetting and barring scheme gets underway

Friday, 22 October 2010

The system of checks for people working with children and vulnerable adults will be reviewed in a radical examination of the VBS....

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Crime statistics revealed

Crime statistics revealed

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Crime in England and Wales has fallen, according to statistics released today....

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Spending review plans announced by Chancellor

Spending review plans announced by Chancellor

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Over the course of the next four years, the Home Office will reduce its overall spending by 23 per cent....

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Minister backs anti crime stance by shopkeepers

Minister backs anti crime stance by shopkeepers

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

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 ...

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National Security Strategy unveiled

National Security Strategy unveiled

Monday, 18 October 2010

Tackling terrorism and the growing threat from cyber crime are among government priorities....

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Police minister on cutting crime

Police minister on cutting crime

Friday, 15 October 2010

Nick Herbert has told Police Review magazine that like the public, he expects the police to focus crime fighting, not form writing....

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