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Scottish Conservatives conference speech

It’s great to be in Aberdeen… Or should I say it’s a relief. I asked my team how far I could get away from Westminster, without leaving the UK - so here I am! * I love visiting Scotland, both in my capacity as Home Secretary and for personal reasons. For one thing, around half of my British rel

Hundreds turn out to Sajid Javid's fifth annual Jobs Fair

HUNDREDS of people turned out to the fifth annual Jobs Fair organised by Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid. There were 90 employers and organisations free at the event which took place at North Bromsgrove High School yesterday and was free to both exhibitors and employment-hunters. More than 2,000 opportu

£100 MILLION FUNDING FOR POLICE TO TACKLE VIOLENT CRIME

The Chancellor announced in the Spring Statement today that this funding will ease policing pressures and will pay for police forces to have more officers available to respond to crime or patrol in communities. The funding will also be invested in Violence Reduction Units, bringing together a range

Haybridge High School win Sajid Javid's annual debate competition

THE TEAM from Haybridge High School have been crowned champions in Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid’s annual debating competition. Students Rahul and Ben edged out Luke and Molly from North Bromsgrove High School in the final when the motion was ‘This house believes voting in elections should be weighted,

HIZBALLAH BANNED IN UK

An order laid in Parliament on Monday (25 February) to proscribe the terrorist organisations Hizballah, Ansaroul Islam and Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has now come into effect, following debates in the Houses of Parliament. Under the Terrorism Act 2000, being a member – or

SELECTED STUDENT POLICE OFFICERS TO RECEIVE TASER TRAINING

Student police officers working on the frontline will be able to apply for Taser training, the Home Office has announced today. It comes after senior officers made a request to the department to allow selected students to put themselves forward for the specialist training.

POLICE PAY AWARD 2018 TO 2019

The government has carefully considered the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) recommendations for police pay from 2018 to 2019.

NEW INDEPENDENT ANTI-SLAVERY COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCED

Sara Thornton, a police officer with more than 30 years’ experience, will take up the role of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner to help spearhead the UK’s response to this devastating crime. Ms Thornton, who is currently Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and formerly Chief