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Rogue firms to be targeted as government clamps down on identity crime

Rogue firms to be targeted as government clamps down on identity crime

Monday, 04 March 2013

New laws could soon be introduced to crack down on rogue companies who supply printing equipment to identity fraudsters....

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Traveller found with 94 kilos of dried caterpillars at Gatwick Airport

Traveller found with 94 kilos of dried caterpillars at Gatwick Airport

Friday, 01 March 2013

Border Force officers have seized 94 kilos of dried insects at Gatwick Airport....

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Home Secretary completes first visit to Afghanistan

Home Secretary completes first visit to Afghanistan

Friday, 01 March 2013

Visit focused on British-Afghan co-operation in areas including police training, counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism and migration....

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Clampdown on unlawful scrap metal dealers

Clampdown on unlawful scrap metal dealers

Friday, 01 March 2013

All scrap metal dealers will have to hold licences as strict new regulations penalising rogue traders became law today....

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Net migration continues to fall

Net migration continues to fall

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that net migration has fallen by 84,000....

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Mexxy, Black Mamba and other 'legal highs' become Class B drugs

Mexxy, Black Mamba and other 'legal highs' become Class B drugs

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

A number of so-called 'legal highs' including Black Mamba and Mexxy became illegal Class B drugs today....

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Chinese visa system a service to be proud of

Chinese visa system a service to be proud of

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Home Secretary Theresa May explains why Chinese visitors to the UK are increasing and how our visa system compares to Schengen countries....

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Employment figures show effect of migration reforms

Employment figures show effect of migration reforms

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Number of UK nationals in employment in the three months to December 2012 had risen by 521,000 compared to the same period in previous year....

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Criminal justice reform lecture

Criminal justice reform lecture

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Speech by Rt Hon Damian Green MP Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice on criminal justice reform....

Super priority visa service offers greater flexibility for Indian travellers

Super priority visa service offers greater flexibility for Indian travellers

Monday, 18 February 2013

A new visa system will make it quicker for frequent Indian travellers to make the most of opportunities to visit or do business in the UK....

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Londoners urged to apply for a passport early and beat the summer rush

Londoners urged to apply for a passport early and beat the summer rush

Monday, 18 February 2013

The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has launched a campaign to encourage Londoners to apply for a passport early....

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This is Abuse: new advert launched

This is Abuse: new advert launched

Thursday, 14 February 2013

Series of TV adverts launched as part of the This is Abuse campaign to raise awareness of abusive behaviour in teen relationships....

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Violence against women: a global day of action

Violence against women: a global day of action

Thursday, 14 February 2013

Home Secretary condemns violence against women and girls on day of global action to mark One Billion Rising campaign this Valentine's Day....

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Radical package of police reforms announced

Radical package of police reforms announced

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

IPCC is to be expanded to deal with all serious complaints against the police, the Home Secretary announced today....

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Radical package of Police integrity reforms announced

Radical package of Police integrity reforms announced

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

The IPCC is to be expanded to deal with all serious complaints against the police, the Home Secretary announced today....

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Speech by the Home Secretary on police integrity

Speech by the Home Secretary on police integrity

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Home Secretary Theresa May speaks about police integrity on 12 February 2013...

Illegal immigrants living in 'beds in sheds' arrested in clampdown

Illegal immigrants living in 'beds in sheds' arrested in clampdown

Thursday, 07 February 2013

Immigration Minister Mark Harper watched the work being done by the UK Border Agency to crack down on the problem of illegal immigrants....

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Surveilance camera code of practice consultation launched

Surveilance camera code of practice consultation launched

Thursday, 07 February 2013

Government seeks views on a new code of practice that will encourage more effective use of CCTV systems....

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Crime Minister speaks out against female genital mutilation

Crime Minister speaks out against female genital mutilation

Wednesday, 06 February 2013

Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne today condemned Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as child abuse....

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People smuggling gang targeted in dawn raids

People smuggling gang targeted in dawn raids

Wednesday, 06 February 2013

Arrests made across UK in operation targeting an international gang suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants into the country....

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College of Policing open for business

College of Policing open for business

Monday, 04 February 2013

Policing and Criminal Justice Minister Damian Green today welcomed the launch of the College of Policing. ...

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Crime maps: made to measure feature adds more information

Crime maps: made to measure feature adds more information

Friday, 01 February 2013

Members of the public can now check the safety of their estate, village, or route to work by making their own personalised crime maps....

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Community safety boosted by made to measure crime maps

Community safety boosted by made to measure crime maps

Friday, 01 February 2013

Members of the public can now check the safety of their estate, village, or route to work by making their own personalised crime maps....

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Visas for Chinese nationals: the facts

Visas for Chinese nationals: the facts

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

The UK is open for business and tourism and China is one of the UK's priority markets....

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Proposals on how people join the police force launched

Proposals on how people join the police force launched

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

New proposals to allow people to join the police force without starting at constable rank were revealed today by the Home Office....

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Overseas students who want to study in UK on the rise

Overseas students who want to study in UK on the rise

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

New figures released by UCAS show the UK remains a popular destination for international students....

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New FRANK adverts mark tenth anniversary

New FRANK adverts mark tenth anniversary

Monday, 28 January 2013

A new campaign to remind young people to talk to FRANK for factual and trustworthy drugs advice was launched by the Home Office today....

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New FRANK adverts mark tenth anniversary

New FRANK adverts mark tenth anniversary

Monday, 28 January 2013

New campaign reminding young people to talk to FRANK for factual and trustworthy drugs advice was launched by the Home Office today....

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British culture and history at heart of new Life in the UK test

British culture and history at heart of new Life in the UK test

Sunday, 27 January 2013

An updated Life in the UK test handbook that focuses on British culture and history will be released tomorrow....

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Home Office response to Crime Survey for England and Wales

Home Office response to Crime Survey for England and Wales

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Jeremy Browne's response to the latest Crime Survey for England and Wales...

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