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Home Secretary calls for review into "date-rape" drugs
The Home Secretary has called for a review into the controls of the illegal "date-rape" drug GHB following the sentencing of serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga today.
Home Secretary Telegraph op-ed on online safety
During a visit to Washington DC, Home Secretary Priti Patel last night (Thursday 3 October) signed an historic Agreement that will enable British law enforcement agencies to directly demand electronic data relating to terrorists, child sexual abusers and other serious …
Policing Minister: We are stopping deadly weapons hitting our streets
Today, Policing Minister Kit Malthouse has written in the Sunday Express about measures the Government is introducing to tackle violent crime, including preventing dangerous weapons reaching our streets. His words are below. Policing Minister Kit Malthouse said: In recent says …
Home Secretary: To all the police fighting violent crime on Britain's streets - I've got your back
Today, Home Secretary Priti Patel wrote in the Sun on Sunday about why she has lifted restrictions on emergency stop and search powers to help police tackle violent crime. Her words can be found below. Home Secretary Priti Patel said: …
Julian Assange statement and extradition factsheet
This morning the Home Secretary confirmed that he had certified the extradition request for Julian Assange. Our statement and updated extradition factsheet is below. A Home Office spokesperson said: Mr Assange was arrested in relation to a provisional extradition request …
What is the Government doing to tackle violent crime?
Yesterday the Offensive Weapons Act received Royal Assent, bringing in tough new measures that strengthen law enforcement’s response to violent crime. The Act will make it illegal to possess dangerous weapons in private, including knuckledusters, zombie knives and death star …
Crime stats statement and what the government is doing to tackle violent crime
Today, the Office for National Statistics published statistics on crime in England and Wales for the year ending December 2018. Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service, Nick Hurd, said: Today’s statistics show that your chance of being …
Comments on serious violence funding allocation
There are some articles in print and online carrying claims that the Home Office has “broken its promise” over the £100m Serious Violence Fund, by not allocating all funding to forces and for not allocating the funds immediately after they …
Windrush Compensation Scheme – Factsheet
About the scheme The Home Secretary and the Immigration Minister have made clear that they are determined to right the wrongs experienced by the Windrush generation. The Compensation Scheme is another step to deliver on that commitment, and it is …
Migration statistics statement
Today the Office for National Statistics published its Migration Statistics Quarterly Report and the Home Office published its quarterly immigration statistics. Our statement is below. Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes said: The UK is continuing to attract and retain highly skilled workers, including …