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. 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.

4. 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.

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. Counting rules for recorded crime
   • Guidance
   • 17 April 2019
   • Home Office
3. Firearms licensing
   • Detailed guide
   • 28 June 2018
   • Home Office
4. Slavery and human trafficking in supply chains: guidance for businesses
   • Statutory guidance
   • 22 October 2018
   • Home Office
5. Publish an annual modern slavery statement
   • Detailed guide
   • 12 March 2019
   • Home Office

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News and communications

19 April 2019 — News story

Places of worship scheme open for expressions of interest ahead of religious holidays

Home Office

1. Home Office allocates £51 million to police forces for increased action on knife crime ahead of Easter weekend
   • 17 April 2019
   • Home Office
   • News story
2. Home Office awards additional £346,000 to fight hate crime
   • 9 April 2019
   • Home Office
   • News story
3. Cameroon moves towards its national cyber risk assessment with the support of the Commonwealth
   • 8 April 2019
   • World news story
4. Government funds research into knife-detection technology
   • 1 April 2019
   • Department for Transport, Home Office, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, and Defence and Security Accelerator
   • News story

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Research and statistics

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

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Serious violence: new legal duty to support multi-agency action
   • 1 April 2019
   • Home Office and Welsh Government
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 28 May 2019
2. Police 'stop and search' powers
   • 20 February 2019
   • Home Office
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 22 October 2018
3. Extremism in England and Wales: call for evidence
   • 12 December 2018
   • Commission for Countering Extremism
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 31 January 2019
4. Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: DNA and fingerprint provisions
   • 4 February 2019
   • Home Office
   • Policy paper
5. Park Watch: the first organisation awarded SCC certification for ANPR cameras
   • 3 January 2019
   • Surveillance Camera Commissioner
   • Case study

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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. Department for Transport
5. Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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1. Attorney General's Office
2. Border Force
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. Defence and Security Accelerator
11. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
12. Northern Ireland Office
13. UK Visas and Immigration
14. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
15. HM Revenue & Customs
16. Ministry of Defence
17. Department for International Development
18. Department of Health & Social Care
19. National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body
20. Police Remuneration Review Body
21. Public Health England
22. Department for Work & Pensions
23. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
24. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
25. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
26. Intellectual Property Office
27. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
28. 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. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
9. Environment Agency
10. HM Prison Service
11. Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
12. Police Advisory Board for England and Wales
13. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales