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
   • 21 August 2018
   • Home Office
2. Counting rules for recorded crime
   • Guidance
   • 2 July 2018
   • 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. Contacts database for guidance on modern slavery reporting
   • Guidance
   • 15 October 2018
   • Home Office

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News and communications

13 November 2018 — News story

New tool developed to tackle online child grooming

Home Office

1. Home Secretary announces recipients of Early Intervention Youth Fund
   • 10 November 2018
   • Home Office
   • News story
2. New government action announced to tackle online child sexual abuse
   • 6 November 2018
   • Home Office
   • News story
3. Safer prisons, safer streets
   • 1 November 2018
   • Ministry of Justice
   • Speech
4. Government introduces tough new measure to prevent acid attacks
   • 1 November 2018
   • Home Office
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables
   • 18 October 2018
   • Home Office
   • Official statistics
2. The scale and nature of fraud: a review of the evidence
   • 16 July 2018
   • Home Office
   • Research
3. Review of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013
   • 11 December 2017
   • Home Office
   • Research
4. Football-related arrests and banning order statistics, England and Wales, 2000 to 2001 season
   • 23 November 2017
   • Home Office
   • Official statistics
5. Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: season 2016 to 2017
   • 23 November 2017
   • Home Office
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Pregabalin and gabapentin: proposal to schedule under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
   • 15 October 2018
   • Home Office
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 22 January 2018
2. Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2018
   • 1 November 2018
   • Home Office
   • Policy paper
3. Hate crime action plan 2016 to 2020
   • 16 October 2018
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Home Office, and Ministry of Justice
   • Policy paper
4. Investigatory Powers Act 2016 – codes of practice
   • 11 October 2018
   • Home Office
   • Policy paper
5. Construction and the Modern Slavery Act: Tackling exploitation in the UK
   • 9 October 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. Attorney General's Office
5. Border Force

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1. Department for Transport
2. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
3. Cabinet Office
4. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
5. Immigration Enforcement
6. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
7. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
8. Department for Education
9. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
10. HM Treasury
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. National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body
19. Police Remuneration Review Body
20. Department for Work & Pensions
21. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
22. Intellectual Property Office
23. Ministry of Defence
24. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
25. Review Body on Senior Salaries

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