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Government announces plans to bring forward a new criminal offence for pet abduction in Kept Animals Bill
Ambassador Asif Ahmad's speech on transparency and international cooperation in the fight against corruption at the 2015 Integrity Summit.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office launches campaign to help British nationals keep their passports safe overseas.
The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC has today set out his plan for "smarter sentencing" to crack down on crime and protect the public by ensuring dangerous criminals are kept in prison for longer.
Extra measures to keep prison leavers off the streets and stop further crimes has been unveiled today (28 July 2021) as part of the Government’s Beating Crime Plan, with a string of new initiatives to tackle the underlying causes of...
Pet Theft Taskforce delivers report with key findings and recommendations
Aaron John Scrase has had his sentence increased following the Solicitor General's referral.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office urges British nationals to keep their passports safe
Research published by Home Secretary Theresa May also sets out practical steps to protect mobile phones from being stolen.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Employment Tribunal decision.
A new online advice service to help people protect their mobile phone handsets from thieves has gone live today (Monday 24 March).
New metal marking technique allows the police to trace stolen metal
Cash payments for scrap metal will be banned and penalties increased, the Home Secretary Theresa May announced today.
Cash payments for scrap metal will be banned and penalties increased, the Home Secretary Theresa May announced today, as the government stepped up action against the growing menace of metal theft.
Metal thieves who steal from war memorials will soon face tough new penalties, Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne warned today.
A Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) investigation has resulted in the successful conviction of a diver who removed items from the protected military wreck HMS Duke of Albany.
A new national metal theft taskforce is to be set up following a £5million boost from the Treasury.
The crackdown on the illegal trade of metal has been boosted by government funding of £500,000.
Rogue traders who buy and sell scrap metal for cash face £5,000 fine under new laws designed to stamp out metal theft.
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