Home Office in the media: 12 July 2017
Today's Home Office-related media coverage includes a Cabinet Office audit of racial disparities in public services and the Government's post-Brexit immigration proposals.
Fact sheet: The UK’s juxtaposed border controls
The juxtaposed controls The UK operates border controls in France and Belgium. This allows Border Force officers to check passengers and freight destined for the UK before they begin their journey. These ‘juxtaposed controls’ are in place at Calais and …
Home Office in the media: 11 July 2017
Today's Home Office-related media coverage includes reporting on the growth of the UK's population and the ongoing Grenfell Tower investigation. UK population growth There has been widespread coverage of the statistics published by both Eurostat and the Office for National …
Home Office in the media: 10 July 2017
Today’s Home Office-related media coverage includes articles focusing on the rights of EU citizens post-Brexit and emergency support for asylum seekers.
The Home Office’s response on police use of force data
Following reports in broadcast media, please find the Home Office’s response to changes to police use of force rules to increase transparency following the Shaw Review. A Home Office spokesperson said: Our police reforms have overhauled the previous cumbersome regime of …
The Home Secretary's Pride Message
The Home Secretary has today written in Pink News to mark this year’s Pride celebrations in London. Amber Rudd said 2017’s event was ‘particularly poignant’ because it marked the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. Her words …
Home Office in the media: 7 July 2017
Today’s Home Office-related media coverage includes articles focusing on terrorist funding and firearms licensing.
Home Office in the media: 6 July 2017
Today’s Home Office-related media coverage focuses on the new leave to remain policy for Grenfell Tower survivors, the number of convictions for terrorist offences related to activity overseas, and the jihadist jail for terrorists.
Clarification on Grenfell Tower policy on leave to remain
Today the Independent published an article (Grenfell Tower survivors could be deported in 12 months despite government immigration amnesty) following the announcement of a policy on leave to remain outside...
Home Secretary awards £17m to projects tackling violence against women and girls
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced more than 40 projects across England and Wales will share around £17m in further funding to tackle violence against women and girls. The projects will carry out a range of activities including providing support …