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Access to UK eGates expanding to children aged 8 and 9 years.
The Security Minister gave an update to Parliament on a number of recent national security issues, including the increase in the national threat level.
Biggest crime-fighting shake up in decades as police gain new powers to tackle local crime as the landmark Crime and Policing Bill receives Royal Assent.
Government’s first dedicated FGM Summit in a decade brings together government, victim-survivors and third-sector organisations to better protect women and girls from FGM.
Correspondence relating to the Crime and Policing Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2025.
New agreement between the UK and France to step up patrols and intelligence operations in France to reduce illegal crossings.
Eleven more asylum hotels have been returned to communities nationwide, with further closures coming soon as the Home Office ends their use for good.
The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 13 April responding to The Southport Inquiry Phase 1 report.
Possessing or publishing pornography depicting incest or adults pretending to be children to be criminalised and tech execs could be held liable.…
Schools in high knife crime hotspots to get targeted support to divert children away from crime.…
High knife crime hotspots to see surge in police patrols, knife arches and Live Facial Recognition to catch perpetrators.
Figures show a record year for county lines enforcement with more gang leaders charged and knives seized than ever before, backed by £34 million in new funding.
Letters related to the establishment of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
Brits reminded to be aware of the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) when travelling to the EU this Easter and to follow travel operator guidance.
Government to end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans.
The UK makes it quicker to return Nigerians with no legal right to remain.
Changes to passport application fees will take effect on 8 April 2026.
Minister for Safeguarding Jess Phillips reads the names of women suspected to have been murdered by men during International Women's Day debate.
The Security Minister delivered an update on the work of the Defending Democracy Taskforce to counter harassment and intimidation of elected representatives.
New and expanded fraud strategy sets out how the government will dismantle overseas scam compounds and protect the public from the UK’s most pervasive crime.
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