Home Office in the media: 8 September 2017
Today's news coverage includes reports that the Metropolitan Police has requested further funding for its investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Home Office in the media: 24 August 2017
Today's media coverage includes reports on migration statistics, the Home Secretary's commission to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on students, Home Office letters sent in error to EU citizens and images stored on the Police National Database.
Home Secretary on the vital work of Prevent, featured in the Sun
Today, the Sun carried a comment piece by the Home Secretary on the importance of the Prevent strategy. This week there has been extensive media coverage of comments by Commander Dean Haydon (head of Counter-terrorism command at the Metropolitan Police) …
Home Office in the media: 9 August 2017
In the news today there are reports on police stop-and-search powers and the conviction of two people smugglers stopped by Border Force officers in Northern France.
Amber Rudd writes about stop and search in The Times
Home Secretary Amber Rudd writes about important reforms to stop and search powers and how progress has been made with its use.
Response to Mail on Sunday article on police station closures
Today, the Mail on Sunday’s front page reports nearly 400 stations with front counters allowing the public to talk face-to-face with officers have been shut down across England and Wales in less than ten years.
Home Office in the media: 21 July 2017
The main Home Office stories in the media today relate to the crime and police workforce statistics and the second round of EU negotiations.
Police workforce figures
There has been widespread media coverage of the police workforce statistics up to March 2017, which have been published today. The figures cover the 43 police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police. Minister for Policing and …
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 …
Home Office in the media: 5 July 2017
Today's Home Office-related media coverage includes articles focusing on the criminal justice system's response to stalking and harassment, further coverage around firefighter pay and reporting on new female genital mutilation figures.