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Response to Gatwick centre inspection

Response to Gatwick centre inspection

Monday, 12 July 2010

UK Border Agency accepts broad conclusions of Gatwick immigration removal centre inspection, but says improvements have already been made....

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'Legal high' Naphyrone banned

'Legal high' Naphyrone banned

Monday, 12 July 2010

Naphyrone – often advertised as 'NRG1' – and its related compounds are to be banned and made Class B drugs, minister for crime prevention James Broken...

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Legal High' Naphyrone to be Class B Drug

Legal High' Naphyrone to be Class B Drug

Monday, 12 July 2010

Naphyrone - often advertised as 'NRG1' - and its related compounds are to be banned and made Class B drugs....

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Operation Overt verdict

Operation Overt verdict

Friday, 09 July 2010

Theresa May welcomes the guilty verdict and commends the efforts of police, security services and the Crown Prosecution Service....

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Home Secretary presents awards to police officers

Home Secretary presents awards to police officers

Friday, 09 July 2010

The Home Secretary presented awards to courageous police officers at a London ceremony last night....

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Abu Hamza will remain in custody says Theresa May

Abu Hamza will remain in custody says Theresa May

Thursday, 08 July 2010

Cleric and three other men will remain in custody while further submissions on their case are made to the European Court of Human Rights....

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Changes to police search powers

Changes to police search powers

Thursday, 08 July 2010

Theresa May today tells Parliament that the government will change how stop and search powers are used under the Terrorism Act....

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Advisory group recommends NRG 1 be banned

Advisory group recommends NRG 1 be banned

Wednesday, 07 July 2010

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs recommends that naphyrone, often marketed as the 'legal high' NRG-1, should be made a Class B drug....

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Sexuality judgement welcomed

Sexuality judgement welcomed

Wednesday, 07 July 2010

The Home Secretary today welcomed a Supreme Court judgement on assessing asylum claims based on sexuality, saying the verdict ‘vindicates the position...

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The legal high naphyrone, sold as NRG 1, should be made illegal

The legal high naphyrone, sold as NRG 1, should be made illegal

Wednesday, 07 July 2010

NRG-1, should be made a Class B drug, recommends the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) in its advice to government....

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Government '100 per cent committed' to equality

Government '100 per cent committed' to equality

Friday, 02 July 2010

Lynne Featherstone says the country needs to 'complete the journey' to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality....

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Tilley award finalists announced

Tilley award finalists announced

Friday, 02 July 2010

James Brokenshire visits a Woking project that has turned around an estate once blighted by drug crime....

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New Chief Executive appointed at The Identity and Passport Service

New Chief Executive appointed at The Identity and Passport Service

Friday, 02 July 2010

The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) today announced the appointment of Sarah Rapson as its new Chief Executive....

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Male forced marriage on rise

Male forced marriage on rise

Thursday, 01 July 2010

Reports of men becoming victims of forced marriage are increasing, according to figures released today....

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2010 Tilley Awards finalists announced

2010 Tilley Awards finalists announced

Thursday, 01 July 2010

Projects named have eliminated prostitution on a residential estate, slashed youth violence, reduced distraction burglary and reduced theft....

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More than 600 children protected from abuse

More than 600 children protected from abuse

Wednesday, 30 June 2010

The number of children protected from abuse by a UK national centre has doubled in the past year, according to figures published today....

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Immigration limit consultation launches

Immigration limit consultation launches

Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Consultation on the annual limit of non-EU migrants allowed to work in the UK has been launched by an expert body which advises government....

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What is freedom to you?

What is freedom to you?

Wednesday, 30 June 2010

The Deputy Prime Minister wants you to tell the government what laws to keep and which ones to throw away....

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Consultation launched on limiting immigration

Consultation launched on limiting immigration

Wednesday, 30 June 2010

The Migration Advisory Committee has today launched a consultation on the annual limit of the number of non-EU migrants admitted to work in the UK thr...

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New appointments to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

New appointments to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Four new appointments to the council have been announced today by James Brokenshire, Minister for Crime Prevention....

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Brooke Kinsella to assess anti knife projects

Brooke Kinsella to assess anti knife projects

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

The Home Secretary asks former Eastenders star, Brooke Kinsella, to assess the effectiveness of government projects....

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Police reform: Theresa May's speech to the National Policing Conference

Police reform: Theresa May's speech to the National Policing Conference

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Speech to the Association of Chief Police Officers and Association of Police Authorities National Conference on 29 June 2010 Manchester....

Brooke Kinsella to help government tackle knife crime

Brooke Kinsella to help government tackle knife crime

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Brooke Kinsella is to head up a fact-finding mission into the work of schemes designed to stop young people carrying and using knives, Home Secretary ...

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Limit on non EU workers

Limit on non EU workers

Monday, 28 June 2010

A temporary limit on the number of non-EU workers allowed into the UK has been announced by the Home Secretary. A consultation will help decide the pe...

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Coalition commits to impose immigration limit

Coalition commits to impose immigration limit

Monday, 28 June 2010

The number of workers entering the UK from outside Europe will be controlled by a new limit the Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced today....

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New minister vows to crack down on alcohol related crime and disorder

New minister vows to crack down on alcohol related crime and disorder

Friday, 25 June 2010

Tackling drink-fuelled violence and disorder which is blighting many of our communities is a key priority for the Home Office, new Policing and Crimin...

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Review of pre charge detention

Review of pre charge detention

Thursday, 24 June 2010

Home Secretary says that the maximum length for detaining a terror suspect before they are charged should be renewed....

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Immigration to be reduced

Immigration to be reduced

Thursday, 24 June 2010

Damian Green says the new government will introduce measures to properly control immigration following figures out today that show an increase in the ...

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More women needed in business

More women needed in business

Thursday, 24 June 2010

Theresa May called this week for more female entrepreneurs, and promised to do all she could as minister for women and equality to help them achieve t...

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Nick Herbert's speech to the Policy Exchange

Nick Herbert's speech to the Policy Exchange

Wednesday, 23 June 2010

The minister gave this speech on criminal justice reform to the Policy Exchange on 23 June 2010. This speech is as delivered....

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