Introduction Good afternoon. Firstly, I want to thank Sir Peter and NSPCC for hosting and bringing us all together this afternoon. This is no doubt and no question one of the most complex and global challenges that government, law enforcement …
The Government introduced the Fire Safety Bill in March 2020 as a first step to deliver the Government’s commitment to implement the Grenfell Tower Phase One Report recommendations. The Fire Safety Bill clarifies under that the Fire Safety Order, owners …
The Home Office has published the provisional police funding settlement for 2021/22. HEADLINE FIGURES The Government is proposing a total police funding settlement of up to £15.8 billion for the policing system in 2021/22. This includes funding to Police and …
Madam Deputy Speaker, before making a statement on the Extinction Rebellion protests, I wanted to say how shocked and deeply saddened both I and the Home Secretary are by the incident in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday. Our …
Trained police officers can now be equipped with a more effective Taser following the approval of a new model by the Home Secretary. Taser 7 is more accurate, faster and compact than previous models – therefore better in its purpose …
The Home Office has today published two sets of policing statistics: 1/ Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2020 2/ Police workforce England and Wales statistics (31 March 2020) This factsheet lays out the key differences between the two …
The Home Secretary has written in the Telegraph about policing the ongoing protests concerning the death of George Floyd. Like everyone who read it or watched the new coverage, I was sickened at George Floyd's death. His treatment at the …
The Home Secretary has expressed her continued support for tougher sentences for criminals who attack frontline emergency service workers by contributing to the launch of the Daily Express Protect and Respect campaign. The campaign, which launched today, is calling for …
Today's leading stories include the Foreign Affairs Select Committee report, Vietnamese children going missing from British schools and the Scottish Affairs Committee report on drugs.
Today's main story is on the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry. Grenfell inquiry There is widespread coverage of the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 1 report, with all papers reporting on the London Fire Brigade's actions and findings that that the number of …
