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Alcohol statistics 'worrying' says Home Secretary

Alcohol statistics 'worrying' says Home Secretary

Monday, 06 September 2010

Figures reveal that more than one in three young adults drink to get drunk. Theresa May gives support to campaign to tackle alcohol misuse....

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Damian Green outlines immigration policy

Damian Green outlines immigration policy

Thursday, 02 September 2010

The article below by Damian Green appeared in British Asian newspaper, the Eastern Eye on 2 September 2010....

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Weird and wonderful finds by UK Border Agency

Weird and wonderful finds by UK Border Agency

Thursday, 02 September 2010

Working at all UK ports, airports, harbours, marinas and private airfields, UK Border Agency officials regularly come across efforts to bring animals ...

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Brooke Kinsella visits North East anti knife project

Brooke Kinsella visits North East anti knife project

Wednesday, 01 September 2010

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

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Home Office defends position on human trafficking

Home Office defends position on human trafficking

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

The government will not opt-in to draft European laws on human trafficking, but plans to review its position once legislation is finalised....

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Latest immigration and asylum statistics released

Latest immigration and asylum statistics released

Thursday, 26 August 2010

The latest annual and quarterly national statistics on immigration in the United Kingdom have been released today....

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New UK passport design revealed

New UK passport design revealed

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

The new design features iconic landscapes and enhanced security features....

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Stowaways found on yacht

Stowaways found on yacht

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Four stowaways hiding in a yacht being carried to the UK on a lorry were discovered by UK Border Agency officers and taken into custody....

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New UK passport unveiled

New UK passport unveiled

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

The redesigned UK passport now features strengthened security features and iconic images from across the nation....

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Want to help improve aviation security?

Want to help improve aviation security?

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

The government is looking for innovative ideas from students, academics and businesses on how we can improve aviation security....

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Immigration Minister Damian Green visits India

Immigration Minister Damian Green visits India

Monday, 23 August 2010

Damian Green begins visit to India, to focus on what UK immigration policy means for Indian business, and tackling illegal migration....

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Home Secretary bans Bradford march

Home Secretary bans Bradford march

Friday, 20 August 2010

Theresa May and the local council have decided that a demonstration by the English Defence League may not go ahead....

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Stowaways found in van

Stowaways found in van

Friday, 20 August 2010

A group of stowaways trying to get into the UK by hiding in a van with purpose-built ‘hiding boxes’ stopped in France by Border Agency....

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Temporary bans will fight legal highs

Temporary bans will fight legal highs

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Twelve month bans on suspected substances will help the government react quickly to the changing drugs market says James Brokenshire....

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Taking action for more equal pay

Taking action for more equal pay

Thursday, 19 August 2010

The average salaries of women in management in Britain are much lower than men's and the government wants to take steps to change this....

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Temporary bans to fight back against 'legal highs'

Temporary bans to fight back against 'legal highs'

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Swifter action to tackle new 'legal highs' through temporary bans was promised today by James Brokenshire, minister for crime prevention....

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Police issue report into sex trafficking

Police issue report into sex trafficking

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

The report looks at who is being trafficked into UK for 'off-street' prostitution, where they're coming from, and how they're treated....

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Decriminalisation the wrong approach

Decriminalisation the wrong approach

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Home Office has restated position on drugs, after the outgoing president of the Royal College of Physicians called for a review of the law....

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End of the road for cowboy car clampers

End of the road for cowboy car clampers

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Rogue wheel clampers will be stopped once and for all, under a new ban on wheel clamping on private land....

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Government announces ban on wheel clamping

Government announces ban on wheel clamping

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Wheel clamping on private land will be banned in England and Wales, the Government announced today....

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Thousands of pounds seized from air passenger

Thousands of pounds seized from air passenger

Monday, 16 August 2010

More than £42,000 in cash has been seized from a British man as he was leaving the country through Birmingham International Airport....

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'Scam' college under investigation

'Scam' college under investigation

Monday, 16 August 2010

UK Border Agency takes action over evidence of a college illegally selling English language certificates to help citizenship applications....

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Top for customer service

Top for customer service

Friday, 13 August 2010

The Identity & Passport Service (IPS) – an agency of the Home Office – has been rated as the top public sector organisation by customers....

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Dog thwarts motorbike smuggling attempt

Dog thwarts motorbike smuggling attempt

Thursday, 12 August 2010

Stowaways trying to smuggle themselves into the UK in a lorry load of motorbikes have been discovered by a UK Border Agency detection dog....

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Illegal workers arrested at car wash

Illegal workers arrested at car wash

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Three people have been arrested following UK Border Agency raids on car wash firms and an off-license in Rotherham....

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Guilty verdict after smuggled cocaine kills man

Guilty verdict after smuggled cocaine kills man

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Don’t carry items through border control for other people says UK Border Agency after man dies consuming liquid cocaine....

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Rough sleepers helped home

Rough sleepers helped home

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

People sleeping on the street from outside the UK are being helped to return home by the UK Border Agency and Peterborough City Council....

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Cruise ship smuggler jailed for over ten years

Cruise ship smuggler jailed for over ten years

Monday, 09 August 2010

A Birmingham man has been jailed for 10 years and six months for his part in an attempt to smuggle 20 kilos of cocaine into the UK....

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UK and Kuwait sign security deal

UK and Kuwait sign security deal

Monday, 09 August 2010

The UK has signed an agreement with Kuwait that will see the two countries working closely together on international security....

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Security deal signed with Kuwait

Security deal signed with Kuwait

Monday, 09 August 2010

The UK and Kuwait are to work together on international security after an agreement was signed today....

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