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  • Public to get a more detailed picture of crime outcomes

    New categories in police recorded statistics will give the public a much clearer picture of how crime is being tackled in their communities.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big companies pledge to pay promptly following government drive

    The number of FTSE 350 companies pledging to pay small firms promptly has tripled

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New world leading evidence centres to drive better decisions across £200 billion of public services

    A new initiative will build on existing evidence-based policy making to guide decision-making on £200 billion of public spending.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Preventing the supply of highly specialist printing equipment to fraudsters: consultation

    This written ministerial statement was laid on 4 March 2013, in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach and the House of Commons by…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Identity crime clampdown will target rogue firms

    New laws could soon be introduced to crack down on rogue companies who supply printing equipment to fraudsters who commit identity theft.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Biometrics Commissioner appointed

    Alastair MacGregor QC has been appointed as the government’s first Biometrics Commissioner, Lord Taylor of Holbeach announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rogue firms to be targeted as government clamps down on identity crime

    New laws could soon be introduced to crack down on rogue companies who supply printing equipment to identity fraudsters.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More than half of the UK public believe that rhinos will be extinct in the wild in 30 years

    The 'If They're Gone…' campaign will run for a full year and starts with a focus on rhinos. Every three months the focus will switch.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A new focus on girls and women's rights

    Speech by the Development Secretary Justine Greening setting out how UK aid will support girls and women's rights

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister meets justice campaigners

    The Deputy Prime Minister met with representatives of NGOs to hear their views on the European Arrest Warrant and human trafficking.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to the Alliance Party conference

    As the 15th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement approaches, Secretary of State Theresa Villiers speaks about what the peace process has done for the people of Northern Ireland.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DIO supports troops' preparation for Afghanistan

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been supporting a major exercise on Salisbury Plain helping to prepare soldiers who are deploying to Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Drink driving: The hidden cost of a humble pint

    £50,000 pint of beer revealed as part of government’s latest THINK! campaign.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Afghanistan progress report for January 2013

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan for January.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Wales: the language and the people

    British Ambassador to Albania's speech on Saint David’s Day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Home Secretary completes first visit to Afghanistan

    Visit focused on British-Afghan co-operation in areas including police training, counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism and migration.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Clampdown on unlawful scrap metal dealers

    All scrap metal dealers will have to hold licences as strict new regulations penalising rogue traders became law today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Trade & Investment organises 10th security and defence technology exhibition

    The exhibition showed the benefits British businesses can bring to Belgium while supporting the UK economy

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Scots Guards return from Afghanistan

    70 soldiers from the Scots Guards Battle Group have returned home early from Afghanistan as the Afghan Police take responsibility for security in their area of operations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New criminal justice board meets

    The Criminal Justice Board, chaired by Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice, Damian Green, meets for the first time today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government