tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communicationsNews and communications from The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC2024-05-16T17:28:57+01:00HM Governmenttag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-and-bangladesh-sign-agreement-to-tackle-illegal-migration2024-05-16T17:28:57+01:00UK and Bangladesh sign agreement to tackle illegal migrationThe government has signed a new agreement with Bangladesh to speed up the removal of migrants with no right to be in the country.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-technology-to-combat-criminal-gangs-in-albania-and-uk2024-05-15T13:37:32+01:00New technology to combat criminal gangs in Albania and UKA sophisticated network of UK-funded cameras worth £1.6 million has been installed on the Albania-Kosovo border to tackle illegal migration and criminal gangs.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/deliveroo-just-eat-and-uber-eats-to-enhance-security-checks-to-prevent-illegal-working2024-04-30T13:24:39+01:00Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats to enhance security checks to prevent illegal workingLeading food delivery companies will introduce enhanced security checks on their apps to prevent the market being abused by illegal workers, following discussions with the government.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/four-arrested-across-the-uk-in-people-smuggling-raids2024-04-18T09:52:10+01:00Four arrested across the UK in people smuggling raidsHome Office criminal and financial investigators arrested 4 suspected people smugglers.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-signs-new-agreement-with-vietnam-on-illegal-migration2024-04-18T09:37:38+01:00UK signs new agreement with Vietnam on illegal migrationUK and Vietnam agree closer cooperation to stop the boats.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/twelve-arrested-after-home-office-raid-on-bed-factory2024-04-10T17:25:34+01:00Twelve arrested after Home Office raid on bed factoryTwelve immigration offenders have been arrested following a Home Office raid on a bedding and mattress factory in the West Midlands.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/small-boat-pilot-jailed-after-endangering-more-than-50-lives2024-03-21T11:33:03+00:00Small boat pilot jailed after endangering more than 50 livesA small boat pilot has been jailed after crossing the Channel with more than 50 migrants in a perilously overcrowded dinghy.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/suspected-members-of-albanian-people-smuggling-ring-arrested2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00Suspected members of Albanian people smuggling ring arrestedSeveral members of a suspected people smuggling ring have been arrested in a series of raids after allegedly attempting to traffic migrants through UK airports.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/people-smuggler-jailed-for-cramming-migrants-in-van-compartment2024-02-16T12:34:10+00:00People smuggler jailed for cramming migrants in van compartmentA people smuggler has been jailed for cramming 7 migrants into a one-person sleeping compartment and brazenly trying to enter the UK. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/albanian-man-jailed-for-smuggling-12-migrants-in-north-sea-crossing2024-02-05T00:00:00+00:00Albanian man jailed for smuggling 12 migrants in North Sea crossingA people smuggler has been jailed after smuggling migrants, including a child, towards the UK.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/three-arrested-in-fake-immigration-law-firm-raid2024-01-25T12:20:53+00:00Three arrested in fake immigration law firm raidThree suspected fraudulent immigration lawyers have been arrested in Greater Manchester following a Home Office raid on Wednesday 24 January.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/funfair-heir-has-prison-sentence-extended2023-11-14T14:27:04+00:00Funfair heir has prison sentence extendedThe heir to a family funfair business who ran over his colleague has his prison term extended after his sentence was referred to the Court of Appeal. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/violent-robbers-ordered-to-serve-longer-in-prison2023-11-13T13:00:02+00:00Violent robbers ordered to serve longer in prison � Three men with a history of violence who robbed a man in a Bristol takeaway have their prison sentences increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
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tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/brothers-who-recruited-vulnerable-youngsters-to-supply-crack-and-heroin-as-part-of-a-100k-county-line-operation-have-their-sentence-increased2023-11-13T12:14:49+00:00Brothers who recruited vulnerable youngsters to supply crack and heroin as part of a £100K County Line Operation have their sentence increasedTwo brothers who recruited vulnerable young people to supply crack cocaine and heroin worth more than £100,000 in Shropshire have been ordered to serve longer in prison after their sentence was strengthened by the Court of A�tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/courts-increase-sentences-for-child-sex-offenders2023-10-17T10:56:39+01:00Courts increase sentences for child sex offendersChild sex offence cases saw the greatest number of prison sentence increases by the Court of Appeal last year the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has announced. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/killer-driver-ordered-to-spend-longer-in-prison2023-10-13T13:54:33+01:00Killer driver ordered to spend longer in prisonA dangerous driver who killed a pregnant woman and her unborn baby after filming himself driving at speeds in excess of 100mph has had his sentence increased.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sex-offender-ordered-to-spend-longer-in-prison2023-10-13T10:41:37+01:00Sex offender ordered to spend longer in prisonA convicted sex offender has been ordered to spend longer in prison after his case was reviewed by the Court of Appeal.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/court-orders-drug-dealer-spend-longer-in-prison2023-10-06T15:00:50+01:00Court orders drug dealer spend longer in prisonA drug dealer who sold cocaine worth nearly half-a-million pounds before fleeing to evade arrest has his sentence increased after Court of Appeal intervened.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-director-of-public-prosecutions-announced2023-09-14T10:05:00+01:00New Director of Public Prosecutions announcedStephen Parkinson will be the new Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service the Attorney General has announced today. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/careless-driver-has-sentence-increased2023-09-11T21:32:21+01:00Careless driver has sentence increasedA man who got behind the wheel with a lethal cocktail of alcohol and drugs in his system before killing a girl he had met on the same night has had his sentence increased.