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New Metropolitan Police Service Deputy Commissioner appointed

New Metropolitan Police Service Deputy Commissioner appointed

Friday, 05 October 2018

Sir Stephen House will take up the role after being appointed by Her Majesty the Queen....

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Home Secretary announces plans for citizenship reforms

Home Secretary announces plans for citizenship reforms

Tuesday, 02 October 2018

The Home Secretary has proposed reforms to British citizenship including tougher English language requirements and changes to the Life in the UK test....

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Home Secretary announces new measures to tackle serious violence

Home Secretary announces new measures to tackle serious violence

Tuesday, 02 October 2018

Government to take forward programme of work to address violent crime in the UK....

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New measures announced to combat forced marriage

New measures announced to combat forced marriage

Tuesday, 02 October 2018

The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced a package of measures to tackle the appalling crime of forced marriage....

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New Independent Monitor for the disclosure and barring regime

New Independent Monitor for the disclosure and barring regime

Monday, 01 October 2018

Julia Wortley to take over as the Independent Monitor for the disclosure and barring regime....

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Home Secretary visits Spain and Germany

Home Secretary visits Spain and Germany

Thursday, 27 September 2018

Sajid Javid used the visits to call for continued security co-operation....

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UK agrees principles for tackling modern slavery in supply chains

UK agrees principles for tackling modern slavery in supply chains

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

The UK has developed, alongside the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, principles for nations to adopt to tackle modern slavery in global supply c...

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Future security in Europe

Future security in Europe

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Home Secretary Sajid Javid delivered a speech in Madrid on the future security relationship between the UK and the EU....

White Helmets resettlement

White Helmets resettlement

Monday, 24 September 2018

The UK will support White Helmets volunteers and their families, who were evacuated from Syria, under the government’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement...

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Government announces definition for cannabis based products for medicinal use

Government announces definition for cannabis based products for medicinal use

Friday, 21 September 2018

Cannabis-based products for medicinal use will be available for specialist doctors to prescribe legally....

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Thousands granted citizenship under Windrush scheme

Thousands granted citizenship under Windrush scheme

Friday, 21 September 2018

More than 2,000 members of the Windrush generation have been granted citizenship free of charge, the Home Office has confirmed....

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Immigration Minister strengthens cooperation with Nigeria on modern slavery

Immigration Minister strengthens cooperation with Nigeria on modern slavery

Friday, 21 September 2018

Minister for Immigration, Caroline Nokes, has travelled to Nigeria to visit the new Joint Border Task Force buildings in Lagos....

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New strategic direction for the Emergency Services Network (ESN)

New strategic direction for the Emergency Services Network (ESN)

Friday, 21 September 2018

The programme will save £200 million in public money per year once it has fully replaced the existing network....

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Funding boost to help pupils affected by domestic abuse

Funding boost to help pupils affected by domestic abuse

Friday, 21 September 2018

Home Office awards charity Operation Encompass £163,000 to support children who attend school following a domestic abuse incident. ...

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National County Lines Coordination Centre to crack down on drug gangs

National County Lines Coordination Centre to crack down on drug gangs

Friday, 21 September 2018

The law enforcement response to county lines is set to be significantly strengthened as the National County Lines Coordination Centre becomes fully op...

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Home Secretary visits Pakistan

Home Secretary visits Pakistan

Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Sajid Javid stressed the importance of the historic and unique relationship as he ended his first official visit to the country....

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New form of leave for children transferred during Calais clearance to join family

New form of leave for children transferred during Calais clearance to join family

Thursday, 13 September 2018

The government has announced a new form of leave for children transferred to the UK to reunite with their families during the Calais camp clearance in...

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Home Secretary Police Superintendents' Conference speech 2018

Home Secretary Police Superintendents' Conference speech 2018

Tuesday, 11 September 2018

Home Secretary Sajid Javid addresses the Police Superintendents’ Association Annual Conference on Tuesday 11 September 2018....

Home Office proposes extending stop and search powers

Home Office proposes extending stop and search powers

Sunday, 09 September 2018

The consultation proposes extending powers so that police can stop and search individuals carrying corrosive substances in public without good reason....

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Tackling child sexual exploitation online

Tackling child sexual exploitation online

Monday, 03 September 2018

Home Secretary Sajid Javid says all technology companies must step up their efforts to tackle online child sexual exploitation....

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Keeping our children safe

Keeping our children safe

Monday, 03 September 2018

Home Secretary Sajid Javid delivered a speech on online child sexual exploitation on Monday 3 September....

Home Secretary attends Five Country Ministerial

Home Secretary attends Five Country Ministerial

Wednesday, 29 August 2018

Sajid Javid attended a 2-day summit with ministerial counterparts from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA to discuss national security challen...

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Campaign launched for more diverse fire and rescue services

Campaign launched for more diverse fire and rescue services

Friday, 24 August 2018

Firefighters in England are approximately 95% male and white. The Home Office is launching a new campaign to help fire and rescue services change that...

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Boost for vulnerable children through trusted relationships

Boost for vulnerable children through trusted relationships

Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Home Office awards £13 million to local authorities to help young people at risk of abuse....

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Home Office plans to strengthen safeguards for women in custody

Home Office plans to strengthen safeguards for women in custody

Tuesday, 21 August 2018

The government is consulting on plans to bolster police codes of practice to ensure menstruating women in custody are treated with dignity....

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Home Secretary apologises to members of the Windrush generation

Home Secretary apologises to members of the Windrush generation

Tuesday, 21 August 2018

The Home Secretary is to provide a formal apology to 18 members of the Windrush generation who it is believed could have been wrongfully removed or de...

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Home Secretary’s statement on the Westminster incident

Home Secretary’s statement on the Westminster incident

Tuesday, 14 August 2018

Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has given a statement following this morning's incident outside the Palace of Westminster....

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Community groups provided with additional funding to tackle knife crime

Community groups provided with additional funding to tackle knife crime

Thursday, 02 August 2018

67 community groups across England and Wales to be supported by the Home Office to tackle knife crime....

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Minister meets and thanks wildfire firefighters

Minister meets and thanks wildfire firefighters

Wednesday, 01 August 2018

Minister for the Fire Service Nick Hurd visited the site of the Saddleworth Moor fire and viewed equipment used to fight the Winter Hill blaze....

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Home Office awards over £100 million to police transformation projects

Home Office awards over £100 million to police transformation projects

Wednesday, 01 August 2018

The Police Transformation Fund was launched in 2016 to prepare police to respond to changing crime threats and invest in digital technology....

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