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Alcohol consultation launched

Alcohol consultation launched

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

A clampdown on binge drinking and alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour moved a step closer today....

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Theresa May: Alcohol consultation

Theresa May: Alcohol consultation

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 28 November 2012 by Theresa May, and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor…...

Eight arrested in UK Border Agency trafficking investigation

Eight arrested in UK Border Agency trafficking investigation

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

UK Border Agency officers have arrested eight people as part of a major investigation into an organised crime gang involved in trafficking....

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Tackling gang and youth violence

Tackling gang and youth violence

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

More action on gang and youth violence has been announced a year after riots devastated the UK....

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Tough action on stalking

Tough action on stalking

Monday, 26 November 2012

Victims will have extra protection as stalking becomes a specific criminal offence for the first time....

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Tough new action on stalking and domestic and sexual violence

Tough new action on stalking and domestic and sexual violence

Monday, 26 November 2012

New laws giving protection to victims of stalking have come into force on UN international day for the elimination of violence against women....

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Home Secretary 'My View' on stalking....

Home Secretary 'My View' on stalking....

Sunday, 25 November 2012

As two new offences of stalking come into effect, Theresa May writes about how the cowardly crime can shatter lives.......

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Flexible changes to immigration rules for the brightest and best

Flexible changes to immigration rules for the brightest and best

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Changes to immigration rules, to ensure UK remains the destination of choice for exceptional overseas talent, have been published....

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Flexible changes to immigration rules for highly skilled workers and investors

Flexible changes to immigration rules for highly skilled workers and investors

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Changes to the immigration rules, which will ensure the UK remains the destination of choice for exceptional overseas talent, will be published today....

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Rogue haulage firms targeted in regional crackdown

Rogue haulage firms targeted in regional crackdown

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Haulage firms and truck drivers involved in organised crime are being targeted in a 12 month crackdown....

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Overconfident UK investors fall prey to £1.2bn of fraud

Overconfident UK investors fall prey to £1.2bn of fraud

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

A national campaign launched today by Action Fraud warns UK investors they risk losing thousands of pounds to fraud unless they check up first....

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Seventeen arrests in UK sham marriage investigations

Seventeen arrests in UK sham marriage investigations

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

UK Border Agency officers have made 17 arrests in operations targeting suspected sham marriages....

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Plans unveiled for the future regulation of UK private security industry

Plans unveiled for the future regulation of UK private security industry

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Plans to make private security businesses across the UK more accountable for quality and standards were unveiled by the government today....

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Jailed for smuggling weapons into UK

Jailed for smuggling weapons into UK

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

A man who attempted to bring a haul of offensive weapons through Newcastle Airport has been jailed....

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Plans for future regulation of UK private security industry

Plans for future regulation of UK private security industry

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Plans to make private security businesses across the UK more accountable for quality and standards were unveiled by the government today....

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Home Office response to Abu Qatada deportation ruling

Home Office response to Abu Qatada deportation ruling

Monday, 12 November 2012

A Home Office spokesperson today announced:...

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Major cigarette seizure at Lincolnshire port

Major cigarette seizure at Lincolnshire port

Monday, 12 November 2012

Border Force officers based at Port of Immingham have seized approximately 10 million contraband cigarettes bound for the UK....

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Clamping down on metal theft

Clamping down on metal theft

Thursday, 08 November 2012

Metal thieves who steal from war memorials will soon face tough new penalties, Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne warned today....

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Crackdown on war memorial theft

Crackdown on war memorial theft

Thursday, 08 November 2012

Unscrupulous metal thieves who steal from war memorials will soon face tough new penalties, crime prevention minister Jeremy Browne warned today....

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Historic allegations of child abuse in north Wales: Home Secretary's statement

Historic allegations of child abuse in north Wales: Home Secretary's statement

Tuesday, 06 November 2012

Statement by the Home Secretary on the review of investigations into historic child abuse in North Wales....

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Historic allegations of child abuse in north Wales: Home Secretary's statement to the House of Commons

Historic allegations of child abuse in north Wales: Home Secretary's statement to the House of Commons

Tuesday, 06 November 2012

Home Secretary statement made on Tuesday 6 November, on historic allegations of child abuse in north Wales....

New appointments to the independent police complaints commission announced

New appointments to the independent police complaints commission announced

Monday, 05 November 2012

New commissioners have been appointed to the independent police complaints commission (IPCC), the home office announced today....

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New definition of domestic violence and abuse to include 16 and 17 year olds

New definition of domestic violence and abuse to include 16 and 17 year olds

Monday, 05 November 2012

Victims of domestic violence and abuse aged 16 and 17 will be recognised under a new cross-government definition, Nick Clegg announced....

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Local authorities' use of surveillance powers curbed

Local authorities' use of surveillance powers curbed

Friday, 02 November 2012

New rules to stop misuse of surveillance powers came into force today as part of the government's programme on civil liberties....

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Mexxy, Black Mamba and other 'legal highs' to be banned

Mexxy, Black Mamba and other 'legal highs' to be banned

Thursday, 01 November 2012

A number of so-called 'legal highs' will become illegal Class B drugs, the Home Office announced today...

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‘Legal highs’ to become class b drugs

‘Legal highs’ to become class b drugs

Thursday, 01 November 2012

A number of so-called ‘legal highs’ will become illegal class b drugs, the Home Office announced today....

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Local authorities given powers to spread the cost of drink fuelled crime

Local authorities given powers to spread the cost of drink fuelled crime

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

New powers to help pay the nation's £11bn a year bill for alcohol-related crime and disorder come into effect today....

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New interview facility for Inverness passport applicants

New interview facility for Inverness passport applicants

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Inverness residents no longer have to travel over 130 miles to apply for a passport thanks to a new interview facility on their doorstep....

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Passport customers flock to elgin for video interviews

Passport customers flock to elgin for video interviews

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

A passport interview facility based at Elgin library has been confirmed as the busiest in Scotland....

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SIA chair baroness Ruth Henig to step down

SIA chair baroness Ruth Henig to step down

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Baroness Ruth Henig will step down from her post as chair of the Security Industry Authority, Lord Taylor of Holbeach announced today....

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