Victoria Atkins: our communities play a key role in tackling serious violence

The Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability, Victoria Atkins, has written for The Voice about the vital role of communities in tackling serious violence.
The Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability, Victoria Atkins, has written for The Voice about the vital role of communities in tackling serious violence.
Today’s Home Office in the media stories include the latest ONS crime statistics, the use of juvenile covert human intelligence sources, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs advice on medicinal cannabis and the Windrush compensation scheme.
Following the Home Secretary’s commission earlier this month, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has today (Thursday 19 July) published its short-term review on the scheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products.
Today the independent Office for National Statistics released the latest quarterly crime statistics. Our response to the statistics is below. Policing and Fire Minister Nick Hurd said: The Independent Office for National Statistics is clear that the likelihood of being a victim …
Today, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the Constabulary and Fire & rescue Services published its report into hate crime. Coverage of the inspection report, commissioned by the previous Home Secretary, can be found here. The Government continues to do all it …
Today’s Home Office in the media stories include a report from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) into the police response to hate crime and the sentencing of the leader of the far-right group, National Action.
Today (Wednesday 18 July), the leader of the proscribed group National Action, Christopher Lythgoe, was sentenced to eight years in prison following an investigation into a plot to murder Labour MP, Rosie Cooper. Matthew Hankinson was also found guilty of …
Today’s Home Office in the media stories include coverage of the Home Office’s #knifefree campaign, immigration statistics and ongoing negotiations on EU citizen registration.
Today’s Home Office in the media stories include the latest on the Amesbury incident.
...the detention of the father was unlawful as it breached both the department's policies and the father and daughter's right to family life. A Home Office spokesperson said: We try...
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