Home Office in the media: 10 July 2018
...for asylum seekers The Guardian reports on concerns raised by charity Refugee Action that asylum seekers who are deemed to be facing imminent destitution are still being forced to wait...
Home Office in the media: 09 July 2018
...death of Dawn Sturgess. Trump’s visit President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK this week receives widespread coverage in the papers and on broadcast this morning. The Guardian reports on...
The Home Secretary's statement on the Amesbury incident
The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has issued the following statement on the Amesbury investigation, after it was announced that Dawn Sturgess had died. Home Secretary Sajid Javid said: The death of Dawn Sturgess is shocking and tragic news and I …
Home Office in the media: 06 July 2018
Today’s Home Office media stories include further coverage of the major incident in Amesbury and the ongoing debate around the medicinal use of cannabis.
Home Office action to tackle hate crime
The Home Secretary has announced that the Home Office will provide funding for specialist training so police call handlers can identify if a hate crime has been committed and the best way to respond. The funding is just one of a …
Home Office in the media: 05 July 2018
Today's Home Office stories include the major incident in Wiltshire and the sentencing of a women for Modern Slavery offences.
The Home Secretary’s response to the Amesbury incident
The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has issued the following statement on the Amesbury investigation, following confirmation from the police that two people were exposed to the nerve agent Novichok.
Home Office in the media: 29 June 2018
Today’s Home Office media stories include the Joint Committee on Human Rights report on Windrush and the nurse found guilty of sex trafficking.
Factsheet: Expert panel and licensing process
Expert panel of clinicians The Government has announced the establishment of an expert panel of clinicians to advise Ministers on any licence applications to prescribe cannabis-related medicinal products in exceptional cases where there is an unmet clinical need. This will ensure …
Home Office in the media: 26 June 2018
Today’s Home Office media stories include moped crime and continuing coverage of stolen passports.