Home Office in the media: 9 March 2017
...with a focus on early intervention as well as crisis response. Counter-terror and anti-radicalisation There is coverage in the Daily Mail of a report by the Council of Europe which...
Government response to amendment on the Children's and Social Care Bill
...the Government to continue Section 67 of the Immigration Act. The amendment was defeated by 287 votes to 267. The Government response is set out below. A Government spokesperson said:...
Home Office in the media: 7 March 2017
...LGA Fire Conference in Newcastle. Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy There is coverage of the Home Secretary’s appearance in front of the Joint Committee on the National Security...
Home Office in the media: 6 March 2017
...on immigration post-Brexit There is coverage this morning of a Lords EU Home Affairs sub-committee report on immigration after Britain leaves the European Union. A Home Office spokesperson said: Once...
The Observer article on the National Transfer Scheme
...the Immigration Act. We have seconded an expert to Greece to support efforts to transfer children from Greece under the Dublin Regulation and section 67 of the Immigration Act. Our...
Home Office in the media: 3 March 2017
Today's Home Office related news includes the authorisation of the new Taser model and the seizure of 600,000 live eels by Border Force officers. New Taser model authorised There...
Border Force’s role in Operation Thunderbird
Border Force officers have made dozens of seizures as part of Operation Thunderbird, a global INTERPOL-led operation tackling the illegal trade in wildlife and timber.
Financial Times article on the permanent residency application process
Today (2 March), the Financial Times published an article (‘EU citizens face 85-page ‘nightmare’ Brexit Britain form) which detailed the experiences of EU nationals in the UK applying for permanent...
New transparency measures for Taser use announced by Home Secretary
Police to publish detailed data on Conductive Energy Device (CED) use for the first time. Strengthened reporting allows for the authorisation of new Taser X2 device to English and Welsh...
Home Office in the media: 2 March 2017
Today's Home Office related news includes the Policing Minister's response to a report by HMIC and an opinion piece from the Home Secretary. HMIC There is widespread coverage of a...