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Consultation launched to strengthen safeguards for child strip search including the requirement to notify parents and guardians when a child is strip searched.
The library catalogue allows you to search all the titles in a public library - many councils offer online access to their library catalogue
Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payment can be stopped
UK Visas and Immigration is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country, with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture of customer satisfaction for people...
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Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) report on baggage searching in the absence of passengers, April 2014.
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