Home Office Weekly Updates
28 March – 3 April 2022
No doubt stung by the criticism of their inaction (or action) towards the Ukrainian Homes Schemes and visas the Home Office issued eight guidance and transparency documents on the subject. In addition, Priti Patel discussed the Ukraine situation with Israel on her visit there.
News stories this week covered the £130 million “whole system approach” to tackling violent and homicide; a domestic crime plan and another Windrush update ( as well as another update report)
The usual immigration rules updates were issued alongside athe end of the consultaion on the immigration plan. In the area of crime the Home Office went big with reports on tackling domestic abuse, supporting male victims of crimes, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021: factsheets and “From harm to hope” a 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives by reducing the supply and demand for drugs.
16 guidance notes were issued. The bulk were on Ukraine schemes , but notably there were two on immigration centres, one involving modern slavery and another on fire are licenses.
A raft of data on wages, salaries and spending of home official staff and officials were dated alongside the country returns data,
The collections of data on a wide range of areas were also updated. Domestic homicide review, Policing statistics (including breakdowns of workforce numbers by police force area), Police workforce statistics, Crime statistics (including crime against businesses statistics). All in all a lot to catch up on. Until next week.
Steven Woolfe – Director
The Centre for Migration & Economic Prosperity
1st April 2022
NEWS STORIES
Home Secretary meeting with Israel’s Interior Minister: Priti Patel met with Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked during her visit to London, to discuss a number of issues including the conflict in Ukraine and counter-terrorism.
Home Secretary launches new Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan: Priti Patel has today (30 March) launched a new Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan informed by victims and survivors.
Windrush Lessons Learned progress update: Wendy Williams, inspector at Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, publishes Windrush Lessons Learned progress update report.
‘Whole-system’ approach to tackling violent crime is working: Government today announces a further £130 million to bolster efforts tackling serious violence and homicide.
HOME OFFICE UK LAW
Immigration Rules: General Update
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Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1220, 29 March 2022
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HOME OFFICE REPORTS:
Windrush Lessons Learned Review: progress update:The progress update report by Wendy Williams, following the department’s response to the findings of her Windrush Lessons Learned Review, published in March 2020.
HOME OFFICE POLICY PAPERS:
Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan: The government’s plan will drive down the prevalence of domestic abuse and domestic homicide and provide victims and survivors with the support they need
Supporting male victims of crimes considered violence against women and girls
This document sets out the government’s position on and work to support male victims of crimes considered violence against women and girls.
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Violence reduction unit year ending March 2021 evaluation report
This report presents the findings of an evaluation of Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) in their second year of Home Office funding.
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021: factsheets: Factsheets giving details of the different measures contained in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021.
Consultation outcome: New Plan for Immigration
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From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives by reducing the supply and demand for drugs and delivering a high-quality treatment and recovery system.
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Windrush Compensation Scheme: Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
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HOME OFFICE REVIEWS AND ANALYSIS:
Review of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013: The Secretary of State is required to conduct a review of the act and to publish a report of the conclusions of that review within 5 years of the act coming into force.
HOME OFFICE GUIDANCE:
Move to the UK if you’re from Ukraine: Check what you need to do before you travel to the UK and what to do after you arrive.
Ukrainian nationals in the UK: visa support: Ukrainians already in the UK with a visa will be able to extend their stay by extending their visa or switching to another immigration route, where eligible, even if their visa does not normally allow them to do so.
Homes for Ukraine: factsheet for Ukrainians: how Ukrainians can apply to the Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme.
Homes for Ukraine visa sponsorship scheme: privacy notice: Privacy notice for the Homes for Ukraine visa sponsorship scheme.
Apply for a Ukraine Family Scheme visa: Guidance for family members of British nationals, UK settled persons and certain others to come to or stay in the UK under the Ukraine Family Scheme.
UK visa support for Ukrainian nationals: Guidance on support available to Ukrainian nationals and their family members.
Information about the immigration routes available for Ukrainian nationals in the UK, British nationals and their family members.
Windrush applicant information: Information for applicants to the Windrush Scheme and Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Mutual Legal Assistance guidelines for foreign authorities which describe mutual legal assistance (MLA) that can be provided by the UK.
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Criminal records checks for overseas applicants: Who can apply, how to apply and contact details for criminal record checks overseas.
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Searching detainees at removal centres: Detention services order 09/2012 about searching detainees, staff and visitors at removal centres.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): immigration removal centres
Staff guidance for immigration removal centres (IRCs) and residential short-term holding facilities (RSTHFs) during the coronavirus pandemic.
Firearms licensing: Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents advice for visa customers and applicants in the UK, visa customers outside of the UK and British nationals overseas who need to apply for a passport affected by travel restrictions associated with coronavirus.
Special constables: expense and allowance rates: Supports local policing bodies in their decisions on expenses and allowances to be paid to special constables.
Modern slavery victims: Guidance on referring potential victims of modern slavery/human trafficking to the national referral mechanism.
HOME OFFICE TRANSPARENCY DATA
Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) Visa Data: Latest operational data on applications to come to or stay in the UK under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
Ukraine Family Scheme: application data: Latest operational data on applications to come to or stay in the UK under the Ukraine Family Scheme.
Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: visa data: Latest operational data on applications to come to or stay in the UK under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine).
Country returns guide:Guidance on returning immigration offenders to their country of origin.
Police Covenant Oversight Board minutes: The oversight board establish the police covenant and shape the development of the police covenant annual report.
Workforce management information, 2022: Data showing the number of staff employed at different grades in the Home Office, our agencies and executive non-departmental public bodies.
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Home Office spending over £25,000: 2022
Home Office procurement card spend over £500: 2022
Home Office spending
Details of all Home Office spending over £25,000 and government procurement card transactions of £500 and over.
Home Office: performance-related pay, 2019 to 2020
Non-consolidated performance-related payments in the Home Office and its agencies for the 2019 to 2020 performance year.
Home Office: performance-related pay, 2020 to 2021
Non-consolidated performance-related payments in the Home Office and its agencies for the 2020 to 2021 performance year.
Home Office: senior officials’ business expenses and meetings, October 2021 to December 2021: Data on senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, and permanent secretaries’ meetings with external organisations.
HOME OFFICE RESEARCH & COLLECTION DATA
Domestic homicide review: This series brings together all documents relating to the domestic homicide review.
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Domestic homicide reviews report: summarises information from for the 12 months from October 2019.
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Policing statistics: This collection brings together all documents relating to policing statistics.
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Police workforce open data tables: Breakdowns of workforce numbers by police force area, English region and Wales.
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Police workforce Statistics: numbers in the 43 police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police.
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Crime statistics: This collection brings together all documents relating to crime statistics.
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Crime against businesses statistics: findings from the year ending March 2021 Commercial Victimisation Survey
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