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  • Government Equalities Office Supporting People Programme: Oral PQ correction

    Government Equalities Office Supporting People Programme (correction to oral answer)

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

  • Stowaway caught hiding in coach engine

    This picture of man squeezed in a coach engine shows the desperate measures people take to try to get into the UK.

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

  • Home Secretary in Pakistan

    Theresa May arrived in Lahore yesterday for her first visit to Pakistan as Home Secretary.

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

  • A proportionate response'

    The system of checks on people working with children and vulnerable adults will be reconsidered, Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone announced today.

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

  • Guilty verdicts for botched sham marriage pair

    Groom caught wearing suit with labels still attached and adjustable wedding rings has been jailed for attempting to stage a sham marriage.

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

  • Pilot scheme for domestic violence victims to continue

    Victims of abuse who have no access to public funds because of their immigration status will continue to get help, the Home Secretary confirmed.

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

  • Home Secretary commits to ending violence against women

    The government’s ambition to end violence against women and girls was laid out by the Home Secretary and minister for women and equalities today.

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

  • More than 600 children protected from abuse

    The number of children protected from abuse by a UK national centre has doubled in the past year, according to figures published today.

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

  • Vetting scheme halted

    Registration with the vetting and barring scheme has been halted to allow the government to review it and remodel it back to proportionate, common sense levels, it was announced today.

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

  • Vetting and Barring Scheme registration halted

    Registration with the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) will be halted to allow the government to remodel the scheme back to proportionate, common sense levels, it was announced today.

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

  • Circular: Sections 12 and 13 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

    Home Office circular 017 / 2009 provides guidance on provisions in sections 12 and 13 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.

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  • The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.

    The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.

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