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Circular setting out details of the Firearms Act 2023, which commenced on 1 May 2025.
Commencement of the Firearms Act 2023 which amends legislation relating to…
The UK, Bulgaria and Romania have signed a declaration of intent to work together to deal with organised immigration crime.
The United Kingdom (UK) has signed a landmark declaration of intent with…
A new joint action plan will reduce the risks of human trafficking by discouraging dangerous journeys, disrupting trafficking gangs and supporting victims.
Statement from the representatives of the governments of Albania, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.
The Prime Minister and Home Secretary gathered leaders from across the world in London today (31 March) to tackle organised immigration crime.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper delivered a speech on the first day of the Organised Immigration Crime Summit in London.
Nearly £1 million in government funding will support Iraq in its fight to take down the kingpins of organised immigration crime.
The government is launching adverts for the first time on Zalo, as it expands its campaign warning people about the dangers of trusting people smuggling gangs.
More officers trained and funding provided as clampdown on illegal tobacco and vape trade accelerates.
The Environment Agency-led day of action caught multiple waste criminals in the act
New data shows 18 to 39 year olds account for almost 3 quarters of rental fraud reports as phase 2 of nationwide ‘Stop! Think Fraud’ campaign launches.
In one of the biggest legislative updates to policing for decades, a package of new laws will tackle antisocial behaviour, shop theft and street crime.
Possession or distribution of electronic devices used to commit vehicle theft will be banned, carrying a maximum sentence of 5 years.
Two new offences in the government’s flagship Crime and Policing Bill will make child criminal exploitation and 'cuckooing' illegal.
Announcements made about members appointed to the offensive weapons homicide review oversight board.
Retailers will need to report suspicious and bulk purchases of knives on their platforms to police, with tougher sentences for selling knives to under 18s.
Home Office Intelligence and Border Force work together to seize suspect freight consignments at the UK border but wanted to automate some of the risk analysis.
The Home Secretary brought together law enforcement and leading tech companies to drive new action to tackle mobile phone thefts.
Collaborating to find ways to mitigate the growing threat from AI-generated deepfakes is an urgent national priority.
UK becomes the first country in the world to create new AI sexual abuse offences to protect children from predators generating AI images.
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