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
   • 21 December 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. Change of name guidance for official documents
   • Guidance
   • 28 January 2019
   • Home Office

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News and communications

12 February 2019 — News story

Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill receives Royal Assent

Home Office

1. Minister for Crime plans to protect shop workers from violence
   • 12 February 2019
   • Home Office
   • News story
2. Home Secretary announces further action to target youth violence
   • 11 February 2019
   • Home Office
   • News story
3. 7 tips for motorists to stay safe online
   • 5 February 2019
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
   • Press release
4. Home Secretary announces new police powers to deal with knife crime
   • 31 January 2019
   • Home Office
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables
   • 24 January 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. 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
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 31 January 2019
2. Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: DNA and fingerprint provisions
   • 4 February 2019
   • Home Office
   • Policy paper
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. Ministry of Defence
19. National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body
20. Police Remuneration Review Body
21. Department for Work & Pensions
22. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
23. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
24. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
25. Intellectual Property Office
26. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
27. 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