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New digital marker system for GPs rolled out to improve monitoring of the health of firearms holders in England.
Delivered by the The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP Minister of State (Minister for Crime and Policing).
The government responds to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on its assessment of the harms of GHB and GBL.
Professor Owen Bowden-Jones Chair, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs…
50 local authorities in some of the most deprived areas in England will receive enhanced funding over the next 3 years to rebuild drug treatment services.
Measures in the Offensive Weapons Act come into force today which will restrict access to knives and corrosives.
The force will receive additional support and investment from the Home Office over the next three years to take down county lines drug networks.
As part of the government’s commitment to drive down crime and improve public safety, the Home Office has formally launched round 4 of the Safer Streets Fund.
New statistics released show in the year ending March 2021 in England and Wales, there were 223,106 drug seizures, up 21% on the previous year (183,646).
Expertise and training methods shared between the 2 nations to boost police performance
Dstl scientists demonstrate innovations to tackle knife crime and to stop violent offenders.
Interim injunction won by National Highways to deter demonstrations on the M25.
Police forces are to be given extra money to tackle violent crime this autumn using intensive, high-visibility police patrols.
From 22 September, owners of certain firearms previously regarded as antique will require a licence.
Announcement of part 2 of the Home Office review into the role of police and crime commissioners.
The update shows 65 recommendations have been implemented in full following Dame Elish Angiolini's 2017 Review.
Latest statistics show government is 44% of the way towards meeting its ambition of hiring 20,000 additional police officers by 2023.
Burglars, thieves and robbers released from prison will be made to wear GPS tags to track their movements in a world first scheme to crack down on neighbourhood criminals.
Police in Thames Valley, West Midlands, Merseyside and Sussex will trial the new orders, which give police powers to stop and search convicted knife carriers.
The government has today announced a further £35.5 million to help Violence Reduction Units across the country tackle serious violence and prevent young people being drawn into it.
Letter from Kit Malthouse MP to Professor Owen Bowden-Jones, Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).
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