tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Home Office 2025-05-11T06:30:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-criminals-to-face-rapid-deportation 2025-05-11T06:30:00+01:00 Foreign criminals to face rapid deportation  New reforms to deportation and removal rules will make it easier to remove foreign criminals committing crimes in the UK. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/radical-reforms-to-reduce-migration 2025-05-11T00:30:02+01:00 Radical reforms to reduce migration Britain's failed immigration system will be radically reformed so the system is controlled, managed and fair under a landmark White Paper. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-rules-to-sack-officers-guilty-of-gross-misconduct 2025-05-07T13:10:22+01:00 New rules to sack officers guilty of gross misconduct Police officers to no longer be able to escape the sack for gross misconduct as major government reforms to boost standards in policing continue. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/update-on-counter-terrorism-policing-operations 2025-05-06T16:18:20+01:00 Update on counter-terrorism policing operations Statement by the Security Minister on recent counter-terrorism policing operations and arrests of 8 Iranian nationals. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/home-secretary-letter-on-the-neighbourhood-policing-guarantee 2025-05-02T15:08:58+01:00 Home Secretary letter on the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee The Home Secretary has written to all police and crime commissioners and chief constables in England and Wales about the launch of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/circular-0042025-firearms-act-2023 2025-05-01T00:01:03+01:00 Circular 004/2025: Firearms Act 2023 Circular setting out details of the Firearms Act 2023, which commenced on 1 May 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-nigeria-partnership-to-detect-disrupt-and-deter-fraud 2025-05-01T00:00:00+01:00 UK-Nigeria partnership to detect, disrupt and deter fraud An agreement between the UK and Nigeria will help to better protect UK citizens from fraud as law enforcement collaboration is stepped up. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/roundtable-to-help-turbo-charge-scotlands-agriculture-industry 2025-04-30T11:09:56+01:00 Roundtable to help turbo-charge Scotland's agriculture industry Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill to hear from sector experts on barriers to growth in the Scottish agri-food supply chain tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sex-offenders-to-be-stripped-of-refugee-protections 2025-04-28T22:30:00+01:00 Sex offenders to be stripped of refugee protections Foreign nationals who commit sex offences will be excluded from asylum protections in the UK as part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/crime-and-policing-bill-government-amendments-for-committee 2025-04-28T16:07:13+01:00 Crime and Policing Bill: government amendments for committee Correspondence relating to the Crime and Policing Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/greater-protection-for-domestic-abuse-victims-in-north-wales 2025-04-28T00:00:00+01:00 Greater protection for domestic abuse victims in North Wales Survivors of domestic abuse across North Wales will be better protected due to the further expansion of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-powers-to-root-out-fake-lawyers-giving-rogue-asylum-advice 2025-04-27T11:00:03+01:00 New powers to root out fake ‘lawyers’ giving rogue asylum advice People illegally posing as immigration lawyers and advisers will face fines of up to £15,000 through new measures in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/statement-on-serco-asylum-accommodation-list 2025-04-27T00:00:00+01:00 Statement on Serco asylum accommodation list The list of local authorities Serco shared on its website for landlords is not a Home Office list and is not a list of existing or future asylum accommodation. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/immigration-offenders-returned-on-flight-to-nigeria-and-ghana 2025-04-25T14:20:00+01:00 Immigration offenders returned on flight to Nigeria and Ghana 43 people returned to Nigeria and Ghana in an operation, part of a surge in returns activity to secure our border through the Plan for Change tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/international-crackdown-on-cannabis-smuggling 2025-04-25T13:16:35+01:00 International crackdown on cannabis smuggling UK-Thai cooperation results in 90% reduction in cannabis arriving in the post.  tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/toughest-measures-yet-to-protect-children-from-knife-content 2025-04-25T00:00:00+01:00 Toughest measures yet to protect children from knife content Even tougher action to hold tech platforms to account for failing to protect children from harmful knife crime content online, the government has announced. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/police-accountability-reforms-to-enter-parliament 2025-04-24T12:18:43+01:00 Police accountability reforms to enter Parliament Police officers will be given greater confidence to carry out their roles, with reforms to the systems that hold them to account set to enter Parliament. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/major-step-for-fraud-prevention-with-landmark-ban-on-sim-farms 2025-04-24T00:01:03+01:00 Major step for fraud prevention with landmark ban on SIM farms The UK will become the first country in Europe to ban the possession and supply of SIM farms – technical devices used to defraud the public. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/police-vetting-reforms-to-boost-officer-standards 2025-04-23T12:28:06+01:00 Police vetting reforms to boost officer standards Police chiefs will automatically sack officers who fail background checks, allowing them to root out those who are unfit to serve and clean up their forces. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-funding-to-support-windrush-compensation-scheme-applications 2025-04-23T12:09:23+01:00 New funding to support Windrush compensation scheme applications A successful grassroots fund has been extended after reaching 50,000 people in first year. Applications are now open for grants between £5,000 and £10,000.