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. Surveillance camera code of practice
   • Guidance
   • 28 October 2014
   • Surveillance Camera Commissioner

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News and communications

15 January 2019 — News story

Policing Minister chairs new taskforce to tackle vehicle theft

Home Office

1. New taskforce to tackle economic crime
   • 14 January 2019
   • HM Treasury and Home Office
   • News story
2. Vehicle hire companies to reduce terrorism risk
   • 17 December 2018
   • National Counter Terrorism Security Office
   • News story
3. Oxford University: Surveillance Camera Code Compliant
   • 13 December 2018
   • Surveillance Camera Commissioner
   • News story
4. New chair and chief executive of the GLAA announced
   • 12 December 2018
   • Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Independent inquiry into child sexual abuse: interim report
   • 19 December 2018
   • Home Office
   • Independent report
2. Modern Slavery Act 2015 review: first interim report
   • 17 December 2018
   • Home Office
   • Independent report
3. Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables
   • 13 December 2018
   • Home Office
   • Official statistics
4. Home Office – Statistics at Home Office
   • 13 December 2018
   • Home Office
   • Statistics
5. Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2017 to March 2018
   • 13 December 2018
   • Home Office
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Extremism in England and Wales: call for evidence
   • 12 December 2018
   • Commission for Countering Extremism
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 31 January 2019
2. 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
3. Park Watch: the first organisation awarded SCC certification for ANPR cameras
   • 3 January 2019
   • Surveillance Camera Commissioner
   • Case study
4. Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2018
   • 1 November 2018
   • Home Office
   • Policy paper
5. Hate crime action plan 2016 to 2020
   • 16 October 2018
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Home Office, and Ministry of Justice
   • 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. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
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. National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body
19. Police Remuneration Review Body
20. Department for Work & Pensions
21. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
22. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
23. Intellectual Property Office
24. Ministry of Defence
25. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
26. Review Body on Senior Salaries

1. Surveillance Camera Commissioner
2. Biometrics Commissioner
3. The Charity Commission
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