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The Hate Crime Community Projects Fund has been launched for the third year so organisations in England and Wales could secure up to £75,000 to tackle hate crime.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
New measures put in place to tackle hate crimes include a review of legislation, extra funding to support communities and improving the response to incidents.
Funding will help to protect victims of modern slavery, support vulnerable people and bring perpetrators to justice.
£5 million innovation fund announced and child trafficking advocates scheme rolled out.
The UK has developed, alongside the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, principles for nations to adopt to tackle modern slavery in global supply chains.
Minister for Immigration, Caroline Nokes, has travelled to Nigeria to visit the new Joint Border Task Force buildings in Lagos.
Statement delivered to the UN Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice & Reparation and the UN Special Advisor on the Convention on the Prevention of Genocide
Support for victims of crime will be overhauled following the launch of the first ever cross-government Victims Strategy.
Ministers are to launch review of Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to ensure more victims get the right compensation.
The Home Secretary has updated Parliament about the poisoning in Amesbury.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has made a statement on the death of Dawn Sturgess following the major incident in Amesbury, Wiltshire in which 2 people fell critically ill from exposure to a Novichok nerve agent.
Dame Glenys Stacey's review of the way the Victim Contact Scheme engaged with victims in the Worboys case is published.
A 57 year old man found guilty of sexual offences with a child has had his prison sentence increased after the Solicitor General referred it as unduly lenient.
From today (8 January 2018), victims of domestic violence will get more support in taking abusive former partners to court.
Catherine Coslett has sentence increased after the Solicitor General referred it as too low
Victims of domestic violence will get more support in taking abusive former partners to court, the Ministry of Justice announced today.
Sex offender, Paul Leighton, has had his sentence increased to 20 years in prison
Parole Board supports Why me? Victims for Restorative Justice in an initiative launched as part of Restorative Justice week (16- 23 November)
Dragon’s Den contestant jailed for child sex offences has term increased
Marvyn Iheanacho who killed a 5 year old boy has had his sentence increased by 3 years after representation at the Court of Appeal by the Solicitor General
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