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Government commissions independent review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015

Government commissions independent review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015

Monday, 30 July 2018

Home Office announces plans to launch an independent review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to ensure our world-first legislation keeps in step with th...

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Home Secretary launches and doubles the early intervention youth fund

Home Secretary launches and doubles the early intervention youth fund

Monday, 30 July 2018

The Home Secretary has doubled the early intervention youth fund from £11 million to £22 million....

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Cannabis derived medicinal products to be made available on prescription

Cannabis derived medicinal products to be made available on prescription

Thursday, 26 July 2018

Specialist clinicians will be able to legally prescribe cannabis-derived medicinal products by the autumn, Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced today....

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Appointment of Shona Dunn as Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office

Appointment of Shona Dunn as Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office

Wednesday, 25 July 2018

Shona Dunn appointed as Second Permanent Secretary....

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Home Office launches toolkit for employers to support EU Settlement Scheme

Home Office launches toolkit for employers to support EU Settlement Scheme

Wednesday, 25 July 2018

Toolkit will support organisations in reassuring and helping EU citizens apply for settled status....

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Police to receive 2% pay increase in 2018 to 2019

Police to receive 2% pay increase in 2018 to 2019

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

The award comes after the government removed the public sector pay cap in 2017....

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Victoria Atkins chairs business against slavery forum today

Victoria Atkins chairs business against slavery forum today

Monday, 23 July 2018

The Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability said that businesses must play a greater role to rid modern slavery and help reduce forced labo...

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Transparency report on disruptive and investigatory powers published

Transparency report on disruptive and investigatory powers published

Monday, 23 July 2018

The government has published the third iteration of its transparency report on the use of disruptive and investigatory powers....

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Children affected by domestic abuse to benefit from £8 million fund

Children affected by domestic abuse to benefit from £8 million fund

Friday, 20 July 2018

Today the Home Office has announced a new £8 million fund to support children who have been affected by domestic abuse....

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Windrush compensation scheme consultation launched

Windrush compensation scheme consultation launched

Thursday, 19 July 2018

Home Secretary announces launch of Windrush compensation scheme consultation and lessons learned review terms of reference....

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Home Office launches anti knife crime lessons ahead of summer holidays

Home Office launches anti knife crime lessons ahead of summer holidays

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Schools across England are teaching children about the dangers of carrying knives ahead of the summer holidays. ...

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Home Secretary presents awards for police bravery

Home Secretary presents awards for police bravery

Friday, 13 July 2018

The 23rd Police Bravery Awards, hosted by the Police Federation, saw PC Keith Palmer honoured posthumously....

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Government agrees joint work on international crime

Government agrees joint work on international crime

Friday, 13 July 2018

UK-US taskforce to share expertise on detecting and tackling synthetic opioids....

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Home Office hosts roundtable on mental health demand on policing

Home Office hosts roundtable on mental health demand on policing

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Today's meeting was attended by Minister for Policing and the Fire Service, Nick Hurd, and representatives of the emergency services....

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Home Secretary's statement on the death of Dawn Sturgess

Home Secretary's statement on the death of Dawn Sturgess

Sunday, 08 July 2018

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has made a statement on the death of Dawn Sturgess following the major incident in Amesbury, Wiltshire in which 2 people fe...

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Home Secretary visits the site of major incident in Amesbury

Home Secretary visits the site of major incident in Amesbury

Sunday, 08 July 2018

Home Secretary Sajid Javid today (Sunday 8 July) visited Salisbury and Amesbury in Wiltshire after two people fell critically ill from exposure to a N...

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Amesbury nerve agent incident

Amesbury nerve agent incident

Thursday, 05 July 2018

The Home Secretary has delivered a speech to the House of Commons providing an update on the Amesbury incident....

Government plans renewed action to tackle hate crime

Government plans renewed action to tackle hate crime

Thursday, 05 July 2018

Funding for police call handlers and roundtables mark intent to stamp out abuse and support victims....

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Medicinal cannabis review part 2 commissioned

Medicinal cannabis review part 2 commissioned

Tuesday, 03 July 2018

Home Secretary to receive advice on cannabis-related medicinal products....

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Policing partners sign up to wellbeing goal

Policing partners sign up to wellbeing goal

Tuesday, 03 July 2018

The goal has received support from major policing groups and charities....

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Expert panel to advise on medicinal cannabis licence applications

Expert panel to advise on medicinal cannabis licence applications

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

An expert panel of clinicians set up to advise ministers on medicinal cannabis licence applications has started accepting applications....

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Home Office announces revised immigration policy guidance for Grenfell relatives

Home Office announces revised immigration policy guidance for Grenfell relatives

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Relatives of victims and survivors of the Grenfell fire will be able to extend their stay to ensure they can attend the public inquiry into the traged...

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Sports groups score £400,000 funding boost to tackle extremism

Sports groups score £400,000 funding boost to tackle extremism

Friday, 22 June 2018

Ten sports-based community projects to receive up to £50,000 as part of the government’s Building a Stronger Britain Together (BSBT) programme....

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Windrush lessons learned review

Windrush lessons learned review

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Wendy Williams, one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary will have oversight of the Windrush lessons learned review, the Home Secretary announc...

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Government introduces new Offensive Weapons Bill to tackle serious violence

Government introduces new Offensive Weapons Bill to tackle serious violence

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

The Home Secretary has today (Wednesday 20 June) introduced new legislation to ban the delivery of knives and corrosives bought online to residential ...

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UK government ratifies Lanzarote Convention to tackle child sexual exploitation

UK government ratifies Lanzarote Convention to tackle child sexual exploitation

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Victoria Atkins will reaffirm this government’s determination to end the sexual exploitation of children around the world by ratifying the Lanzarote C...

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Home Office launches review into medical use of cannabis

Home Office launches review into medical use of cannabis

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

The Home Secretary today announced a review into the scheduling of cannabis for medicinal purposes. ...

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Home Secretary attends Finsbury Park attack memorial

Home Secretary attends Finsbury Park attack memorial

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

A year on from the Finsbury Park terrorist attack the Home Secretary attended a community event at Islington Town Hall....

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Social media hub announced to tackle gang related online content

Social media hub announced to tackle gang related online content

Sunday, 17 June 2018

The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced £1.38 million to strengthen the police’s response to violent and gang-related online content. ...

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North Yorkshire PCC to take on responsibility for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

North Yorkshire PCC to take on responsibility for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

The Home Secretary has approved North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner's proposals to take responsibility for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue...

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