Crime prevention

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Services

1. Firearms application forms

   Firearms application form, the form to vary a firearm certificate and guidance notes.

2. Modern slavery victims: referral and assessment forms

   Refer potential victims of modern slavery/human trafficking to the national referral mechanism.

3. Surveillance camera code of practice: self assessment tool

   Find out how well your organisation complies with the principles of the surveillance camera code of practice.

4. Duty to notify the Home Office of potential victims of modern slavery

   Guidance on the duty to notify the Home Office of potential victims of modern slavery, and form MS1: notification of a potential victim of modern slavery.

5. Record deletion guidance and application form

   Guidance for chief police officers when considering applications for the early deletion of DNA profiles, fingerprint records and Police National Computer records.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) codes of practice
   • Detailed guide
   • 1 December 2018
   • Home Office
2. Firearms licensing
   • Detailed guide
   • 28 June 2018
   • Home Office
3. Counting rules for recorded crime
   • Guidance
   • 21 December 2018
   • Home Office
4. Slavery and human trafficking in supply chains: guidance for businesses
   • Statutory guidance
   • 22 October 2018
   • Home Office
5. Notice of rights and entitlements: a person's rights in police detention
   • Detailed guide
   • 1 December 2018
   • Home Office

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News and communications

19 March 2019 — News story

Places of worship to get security funding boost

Home Office

1. Government backed Stalking Protection Bill receives Royal Assent
   • 15 March 2019
   • Home Office
   • News story
2. How to give safely to charities
   • 11 March 2019
   • The Charity Commission
   • News story
3. Facial recognition technology to help in fight against prison drug trafficking
   • 6 March 2019
   • Ministry of Justice
   • Press release
4. A new report on the integrity of the justice system in combating corruption in Kosovo
   • 4 March 2019
   • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
   • Speech

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Research and statistics

1. Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables
   • 18 February 2019
   • Home Office
   • Official statistics
2. Modern Slavery Act 2015 review: second interim report
   • 22 January 2019
   • Home Office
   • Independent report
3. Independent inquiry into child sexual abuse: interim report
   • 19 December 2018
   • Home Office
   • Independent report
4. Modern Slavery Act 2015 review: first interim report
   • 17 December 2018
   • Home Office
   • Independent report
5. Home Office – Statistics at Home Office
   • 13 December 2018
   • Home Office
   • Statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Police 'stop and search' powers
   • 20 February 2019
   • Home Office
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 22 October 2018
2. Extremism in England and Wales: call for evidence
   • 12 December 2018
   • Commission for Countering Extremism
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 31 January 2019
3. Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: DNA and fingerprint provisions
   • 4 February 2019
   • Home Office
   • Policy paper
4. Park Watch: the first organisation awarded SCC certification for ANPR cameras
   • 3 January 2019
   • Surveillance Camera Commissioner
   • Case study
5. Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2018
   • 1 November 2018
   • Home Office
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Early Intervention Youth Fund: successful bids
   • 10 November 2018
   • Home Office
   • Transparency
2. 2018 UK annual report on modern slavery
   • 18 October 2018
   • Home Office
   • Corporate report
3. HMRC report of non-qualifying regulatory provisions 2017 to 2018
   • 4 July 2018
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Corporate report
4. 2017 UK annual report on modern slavery
   • 16 October 2017
   • Home Office
   • Corporate report
5. Independent anti-slavery commissioner’s annual report 2016 to 2017
   • 16 October 2017
   • Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Home Office
2. Ministry of Justice
3. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
4. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
5. Attorney General's Office

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1. Border Force
2. Department for Transport
3. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
4. Cabinet Office
5. Immigration Enforcement
6. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
7. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
8. Department for Education
9. HM Treasury
10. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
11. Northern Ireland Office
12. UK Visas and Immigration
13. Defence and Security Accelerator
14. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
15. HM Revenue & Customs
16. Department for International Development
17. Department of Health & Social Care
18. Ministry of Defence
19. National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body
20. Police Remuneration Review Body
21. Public Health England
22. Academy for Social Justice Commissioning
23. Department for Work & Pensions
24. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
25. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
26. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
27. Intellectual Property Office
28. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
29. Review Body on Senior Salaries

1. Surveillance Camera Commissioner
2. The Charity Commission
3. Biometrics Commissioner
4. Forensic Science Regulator
5. National Counter Terrorism Security Office
6. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
7. Commission for Countering Extremism
8. Environment Agency
9. HM Prison Service
10. Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
11. Police Advisory Board for England and Wales
12. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales