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Home Office in the media blog: 10 September 2018
Today’s Home Office stories include comments from the Police Superintendents’ Association on policing.
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Scale of the terrorism threat
Following the incident in Westminster on Tuesday the Home Secretary and Security Minister have paid tribute to the professionalism of the emergency services who were immediately on the scene. As set out in our Counter Terrorism strategy CONTEST the scale …
Reporting on Windrush compensation
There has been continued coverage today following the Independent splash, which reported that the Home Office was asking members of the Windrush generation who were seeking compensation to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). The Independent yesterday incorrectly reported that the Home …
Statement from the Policing Minister on crime statistics
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 …
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 Secretary issues Schedule 1 licence
Following advice from senior clinicians, the Home Secretary has used an exceptional power to grant a Schedule 1 licence to allow Billy Caldwell to be treated with cannabis oil.
Factsheet: Modern Slavery
A number of newspapers cover the Public Accounts Committee report on modern slavery today including the Times, Independent and Mirror. The report acknowledged that the UK is ahead of many countries when responding to modern slavery but makes a number …
Statement on the Kerslake Review
This afternoon, an independent report into the emergency response to the Manchester Arena attack has been published.
Home Office in the media: 20 March 2018
Today’s Home Office related stories include articles regarding nearly 500 sex offenders who are "missing". The Guardian also reports that plans to 'deport' two academics have been dropped.
Factsheet: 10 steps the Government has taken to tackle "dirty money" in the UK
Today the Security and Economic Crime Minister, Ben Wallace, set out in the House of Commons the measures that the Government has introduced to tackle illicit funds and how it will continue to make the UK a hostile environment for …