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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....

Criminal justice reform promised

Criminal justice reform promised

Wednesday, 23 June 2010

Policing and criminal justice minister has laid out plans for creating a system based on principles of freedom, fairness and responsibility....

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Festivals warned about 'legal highs'

Festivals warned about 'legal highs'

Sunday, 20 June 2010

The Home Office asks organisers of summer music festivals to warn people about the dangers of so-called 'legal highs'....

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Drug smuggling pair jailed for 38 years

Drug smuggling pair jailed for 38 years

Friday, 18 June 2010

Two men from the Netherlands who tried to smuggle heroin with a street value of up to £5.2m into the UK jailed for a total of 38 years....

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UK police visit orphanage in South Africa

UK police visit orphanage in South Africa

Friday, 18 June 2010

A team of UK police officers have taken time out of their policing duties at the World Cup to visit children at a local orphanage....

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Experimental statistics on children and crime

Experimental statistics on children and crime

Thursday, 17 June 2010

Nick Herbert says figures released today including experiences of victimised children will help give a fuller picture of crime in the UK....

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Home Office response to findings from the British Crime Survey

Home Office response to findings from the British Crime Survey

Thursday, 17 June 2010

Responding to the publication 'Experimental statistics on victimisation of children aged 10 to 15: Findings from the British Crime Survey (BCS)....

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An inspiration to others

An inspiration to others

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

At a London awards ceremony, Nick Herbert praises volunteer police officers and special constables for giving up their time to help others....

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Tearing down the barriers to equal rights

Tearing down the barriers to equal rights

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Theresa May today announced the start of an ambitious cross-government programme to tackle prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (L...

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Vetting scheme halted

Vetting scheme halted

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Registration with the vetting and barring scheme has been halted to allow the government to review it and remodel it back to proportionate, common sen...

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Vetting and Barring Scheme registration halted

Vetting and Barring Scheme registration halted

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Registration with the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) will be halted to allow the government to remodel the scheme back to proportionate, common sens...

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Public meeting on child detention

Public meeting on child detention

Monday, 14 June 2010

Home Office minister visits Glasgow to hear views on ending the detention of children....

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Home Secretary visits Britain’s busiest airport

Home Secretary visits Britain’s busiest airport

Monday, 14 June 2010

Border controls will need to be stronger than ever to meet government aims, says Theresa May....

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Home Secretary visits Britain's busiest airport

Home Secretary visits Britain's busiest airport

Monday, 14 June 2010

Anti-forgery equipment, drug detection scanners and border control checks were seen first-hand today by the new Home Secretary....

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A safe World Cup

A safe World Cup

Friday, 11 June 2010

As the tournament begins police are ready to target bad behaviour – at home and abroad – says Home Office minister....

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Home Office puts its energy use online

Home Office puts its energy use online

Thursday, 10 June 2010

You can now see at a glance how much electricity, gas and water is used to power, heat and light Home Office headquarters in London....

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Fake football shirt crackdown

Fake football shirt crackdown

Wednesday, 09 June 2010

In the run up to the World Cup, UK Border Agency officers work with replica kit manufacturers to target counterfeits....

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Language tests for partners

Language tests for partners

Wednesday, 09 June 2010

From this autumn, people coming to the UK from outside the EU to join their partner or marry must demonstrate a basic command of English...

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Four arrested in sham marriage operation

Four arrested in sham marriage operation

Wednesday, 09 June 2010

Four people were arrested at a wedding in Oxford this week as part of a UK Border Agency sham marriage investigation....

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Migrants marrying UK citizens must now learn English

Migrants marrying UK citizens must now learn English

Wednesday, 09 June 2010

Compulsory English language tests will be introduced for migrants applying to come to UK to join partner or marry, the government announced....

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£4m in counterfeit goods seized at East Midlands Airport

£4m in counterfeit goods seized at East Midlands Airport

Tuesday, 08 June 2010

The counterfeit goods were seized over the last year by UK Border Agency officers. They have now received an award for their work....

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Prime Minister and Home Secretary visit Cumbria

Prime Minister and Home Secretary visit Cumbria

Friday, 04 June 2010

David Cameron and Theresa May visited Cumbria today and met with some of the victims of Wednesday's shootings, as well as police and emergency workers...

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World Cup policing plans revealed

World Cup policing plans revealed

Friday, 04 June 2010

Home Office minister tells football fans to 'do your country proud in South Africa'....

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Minister outlines World Cup policing preparations

Minister outlines World Cup policing preparations

Friday, 04 June 2010

England fans were today told to do their country proud in South Africa....

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James Hall announces retirement

James Hall announces retirement

Thursday, 03 June 2010

Chief Executive of the Identity and Passport Service to step down in July....

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Theresa May makes statement in Parliament on Cumbria

Theresa May makes statement in Parliament on Cumbria

Thursday, 03 June 2010

In a statement to Parliament about the shootings in Cumbria, the Home Secretary said she wanted to send 'heartfelt condolences' to everybody touched b...

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Home Secretary makes statement on events in Cumbria

Home Secretary makes statement on events in Cumbria

Wednesday, 02 June 2010

Theresa May pays tribute to police and emergency services ahead of an update to the House of Commons....

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'Bold' approach to women's issues

'Bold' approach to women's issues

Friday, 28 May 2010

New minister for equalities tells Fawcett Society that the women's agenda is 'everybody's agenda'....

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Dairy immigration raid

Dairy immigration raid

Friday, 28 May 2010

Twenty-four suspected illegal workers were arrested during an early morning intelligence-led raid by the UK Border Agency....

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Identity cards are to be scrapped

Identity cards are to be scrapped

Thursday, 27 May 2010

Plans to scrap identity cards for British citizens within 100 days were announced today by the Home Secretary. The National Identity Register, the dat...

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