Tag: Home Office

Government launches new national hate crime awareness campaign

Stuart Mitchell

A new nationwide hate crime campaign aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of what constitutes a hate crime has been launched by the government. The campaign has been developed in consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime and other organisations, to help the public understand hate crime, particularly offences which often people do not recognise as criminal, such as some forms of online and verbal abuse. This includes educating perpetrators who have been motivated by hostility towards the victim’s race, religion, sexual orientation,…

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UK Home Office Launch Campaign to prevent properties being bought with dirty money

Stuart Mitchell

Agents across the UK are being urged to flag up suspicious activity as part of a new Government campaign to crack down on criminals who may be using dirty money to buy properties. NAEA Propertymark have teamed up with the Government and other professional bodies including the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to help agents spot the signs of money laundering and reinforce their legal and moral obligations to report suspicious activity. The Flag It Up campaign has been targeting solicitors since 2014 and accountants since 2015, and…

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UK immigration statistics: charities call for change to restrictive rules on refugee family reunion

Stuart Mitchell

Commenting on the Home Office quarterly immigration statistics today, Amnesty International UK, British Red Cross, Oxfam and the Refugee Council said in a statement: “That 1,950 refugees living in the UK have been able to be reunited with the family members they desperately miss and need is great news. First-hand experience tells us that reuniting refugee families gives them the best chance of living settled and fulfilling lives. “But the fact remains that many refugees are not able to pass the current restrictive rules and complicated process which is difficult…

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