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Nearly 350 foreign criminals and immigration offenders removed

Almost 350 foreign criminals and immigration offenders were removed from the UK by the Home Office during October.

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Man used cloned licences to work as hospital security during pandemic

On Friday 4 November 2022, Bolton man Olarotimi Ojugbele was handed a 26-week jail sentence, suspended for 18 months by Willesden Magistrates’ Court, plus a 15-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement to be completed wit…

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Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Home Office’s Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route

This inspection focused on how the route has been working since its launch, including the ability to rapidly scale up operations and learnings taken from, and into, other immigration routes.

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Home Secretary visits migrant processing facilities in Kent

Suella Braverman thanked staff working to protect UK borders and save lives.

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Amanda Spielman’s speech at the 2022 National Children and Adult Services conference

Ofsted’s Chief Inspector spoke at the National Children and Adult Services (NCASC) annual conference.

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Call for Evidence: An inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemes

The Chief Inspector invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemes to submit evidence for his next inspection.

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UK sanctions Russian steel and petrochemical tycoons funding Putin’s war

The UK has today (Wednesday 2 November) sanctioned 4 oligarchs who have enabled Putin to mobilise Russian industries to support his military effort.

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Call for Evidence: An inspection of Home Office operations to effect the removal of foreign national offenders

The Chief Inspector invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office’s operations to effect the removal of foreign national offenders to submit evidence for his next inspection.

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Ministerial Appointments: 25 October 2022

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.

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Results of the annual ICIBI stakeholder survey 2022

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) conducted a survey to gather views on how it can better target inspections and how its engagement with stakeholders could be improved.

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UK Sanctions Iran over kamikaze Russian drones

The UK is implementing new sanctions on Iranian individuals and business responsible for supplying Russia with kamikaze drones used to bombard Ukraine.

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Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children March – May 2022

This inspection examined the use of hotels to accommodate unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, with particular reference to the Home Office’s duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in the United King…

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