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Media factsheet: Small boats

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 15 May 2020 - Categories: Fact sheet

INTRODUCTION No one should be making these dangerous and illegally-facilitated crossings from France to the UK. France is a safe country, with a well-run asylum system. The Home Office is working in collaboration with the French Government and the relevant …

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Home Office in the media: Friday 20 December

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 20 December 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today's top stories include figures on Prevent and Channel referrals, coverage of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, Border Force patrols and statistics on police use of force. Prevent referrals There is widespread coverage, including in the FT, Telegraph, Times, Independent, Mail, …

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Home Office in the media: Wednesday 18 December

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 18 December 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today's leading stories include reports of migrant crossings, Windrush compensation and coverage of the latest EU Settlement Scheme figures.

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Factsheet: Prevent and Channel

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 5 November 2019 - Categories: Fact sheet

Please note that the statistics below are outdated, please refer to our latest factsheet on Prevent and Channel. Prevent The purpose of Prevent is to safeguard vulnerable people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism, by engaging with people who are …

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Home Office in the media: Tuesday 29 October

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 29 October 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today's leading stories include a review into all forms of serious and organised crime, and a small boat incident. Serious organised crime review There is coverage in the Express, Telegraph and Times of the Home Secretary unveiling a wide-ranging review …

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Home Office in the media: Tuesday 6 August

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 6 August 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today's top media story is an update on migrant boat crossings, focusing on returns to Europe. Channel migrants Further to widespread coverage yesterday (05 August) on migrants making the journey across the Channel on small boats, the Independent reports that …

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Home Office in the media blog: Monday 8 July

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 8 July 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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            Today's leading stories include coverage of a sharp rise in stop-and-search, cannabis seizures figures, migrant boat incidents over the weekend and a report on the National Transfer Scheme. Sharp rise in stop and search Police attempts …

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Home Office in the media blog: Monday 20 May

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 20 May 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today's Home Office in the media stories include the reports of Channel migrant rescues and an individual asylum seeker case.

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Home Office in the media blog: Tuesday 23 April

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 23 April 2019 - Categories: Leading stories, Uncategorised
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Today's Home Office in the media stories include Channel migrant crossings, support and compensation for victims of terror attacks, and a fall in the number of fresh asylum applications. Channel migrant crossings There is widespread coverage of the rescue of 36 …

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Home Office in the media blog: Wednesday 27 February

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 27 February 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today’s Home Office stories cover Channel migrants, an individual immigration case and a report into domestic abuse.

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