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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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Safeguard agreement for vulnerable adults in custody published

Safeguard agreement for vulnerable adults in custody published

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

The voluntary framework for PCCs and local authorities will improve safeguards for vulnerable adults in custody and ensure any evidence gathered is se...

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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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