News: Government Announcements
Life sentences for small boat pilots come into force
Anyone caught piloting a boat carrying migrants in the Channel could face life behind bars from today, as part of the biggest overhaul of the asylum system in decades.
Read MoreBlueprint for new immigration removal centre
Procurement process starts for IRC as part of New Plan for Immigration…
Read MoreOpening Speech: World Drugs Day event at Accra
Speech delivered by Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana, Keith McMahon.
Read MoreAn inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the agricultural sector
The inspection team anticipates reporting to the Home Secretary by September
Read MoreResponse to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Letters between the chair of the MAC and the chair of the EFRA select committee in response to the EFRA report: Labour Shortages in the Food and Farming Sector.
Read MoreSpeech: Parliament Valedictory Address
Delivered by British High Commissioner to NZ, Laura Clarke.
Read MoreNational Windrush monument unveiled at London Waterloo Station
Members of the Windrush generation joined HRH Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at London Waterloo Station today to witness the unveiling of the National Windrush Monument.
Read MoreBill of Rights to strengthen freedom of speech and curb bogus human rights claims
Freedom of speech and the views of elected lawmakers will be given greater weight in law under a Bill of Rights introduced to Parliament today (Wednesday 22 June).
Read MoreCall for evidence: An inspection of the Border Force intelligence functions at the Humber ports
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Border Force intelligence functions at the Humber ports (Grimsby, Goole, Hull and Immingham) to submit evidence to inform an inspection in this area.
Read MoreAn inspection of the Border Force intelligence functions at the Humber ports
The inspection team anticipate reporting to the Home Secretary by October 2022.
Read MoreUK sanctions Russian linked to forced transfers and adoptions
The UK announced a new wave of sanctions, including on the Russian Chidren’s Rights Commissioner involved in the barbaric treatment of children in Ukraine.
Read MoreOral statement on Rwanda
The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, delivered an oral statement to the House of Commons on the government’s Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda.
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