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Guidance and regulation

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  • The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 codes of practice regulate police powers and protect public rights.

  • Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.

  • These rules help to ensure that crimes are recorded consistently and accurately.

  • Information to help you identify if your organisation needs to publish a modern slavery statement.

  • The notice of rights and entitlements sets out a person's rights while in police detention and is issued in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act Code of Practice C, paragraph 3.2.

  • Find out how to get support if you or someone you know is a victim of antisocial behaviour.

  • The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity.

  • Extradition processes and agreements between the UK and other countries, role of the Secretary of State, High Court and Supreme Court.

  • Describes the signs that someone may be a victim of modern slavery, the support available to victims, and the process for determining whether someone is a victim.

  • Information for competent authorities abroad (and in the UK) about obtaining evidence within the UK (or abroad) to assist in criminal investigations or proceedings.

  • Guidance on the powers that the police, local authorities and other local agencies can use to tackle antisocial behaviour.

  • Guidance on referring potential victims of modern slavery/human trafficking to the national referral mechanism.

  • Government guidance for organisations on how to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in their business or supply chains.

  • Disruption tactics for those working to safeguard children and young people under the age of 18 from sexual and criminal exploitation.

  • An updated code was laid before Parliament on 16 November 2021 and came into effect on 12 January 2022.

  • Turnaround is a youth early intervention programme led by the Ministry of Justice.

  • How to apply for security funding to protect your place of worship against hate crime.

  • Guidance on powers of entry and how they are created or modified, using the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

  • Information about IOM, which allows local and partner agencies to co-ordinate the management of offenders, including details of the Choices programme.

  • Home Office guidance on how applications are handled to change names on official documents.