The Home Office has announced a UK-led international agreement involving governments, global banks, telecoms and tech companies to combat fraud and scams. Reached during the Global Fraud Summit 2026, the agreement is founded on six operational principles, including: shared responsibility, proactive and coordinated prevention, information sharing, victim support, public and business education and ongoing innovation and adaptability. This initiative is detailed in a policy paper titled 'UK Member State Initiative: Operationalising a Global Public-Private Partnership on Fraud’, which outlines the specific actions agreed upon by the participating government and private sector organisations worldwide.

The Home Office has reported that the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the police have been given greater powers to seize, freeze and destroy cryptoassets used by criminals by updating the proceeds of crime and terror legislation. The new powers include seizing cryptoassets from a suspect without being required to make an arrest, seizing items to help an investigation, transferring illicit cryptoassets into an electronic wallet controlled by law enforcement and destroying cryptoassets that are not conducive to the public good. The new powers came into force on 26 April 2024.

The Home Office has announced that the new corporate criminal offence of 'failure to prevent fraud' has come into effect. Introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023), the law makes large organisations criminally liable if employees or associates commit fraud for corporate benefit. Organisations must prove reasonable prevention measures were in place to defend against prosecution.

The Home Office has announced plans to enhance support for victims of antisocial behaviour (ASB). Key measures include a review of statutory guidance on the ASB case review mechanism, giving victims a voice in the process and the opportunity to shape action plans. The government will recommend independent chairs for case reviews and introduce a single point of contact for victims. A new victims' code, to be published later this year, will explicitly include victims of criminal ASB. Additionally, new respect orders will be introduced through the Crime and Policing Bill, allowing for tougher restrictions on persistent offenders. These changes precede forthcoming legislation to strengthen the Victims' Commissioner's powers, as announced in the King's speech.

The Home Office has announced an increase in enforcement activity against illegal working, with over 11,000 operations conducted between October 2024 and September 2025. These efforts, part of Operation Sterling, resulted in more than 8,000 arrests, a 63% increase compared to the previous year and the removal of over 1,050 individuals from the UK found to be working without legal authorisation.

The Home Office has announced that the UK may reduce visa allocations to countries that delay or refuse to accept the return of their nationals who are unlawfully present in the UK. This forms part of a new agreement with the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, known collectively as the Five Eyes, which sets clear expectations for international cooperation in repatriating individuals with no legal right to remain. The agreement, which takes immediate effect, establishes clear obligations for countries to accept the return of individuals who have no legal right to remain, aiming to build international consensus and accelerate the removal process. The agreement also aims to address delays, refusals to issue travel documents, and limited engagement by establishing accountability and enabling firm action, including visa restrictions where necessary. It also includes a commitment to disrupt organised immigration crime, particularly the use of online platforms by people smuggling networks.

Home Office has launched a nationwide operation targeting illegal working in the gig economy, with a particular focus on delivery riders. This is stated to form part of the government’s ‘Plan for Change’ and is supported by the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, which will extend the application of the existing right to work scheme to cover the engaging of individuals who undertake work for third parties through non-traditional contracting methods (such as exist in the gig economy). Businesses found to be engaging such individuals without the right to work may face civil penalties of up to £60,000 per worker, director disqualifications, and potential prison sentences of up to five years.

The Home Office has announced the passing of the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. The Act prevents British citizenship from being automatically reinstated following a successful initial appeal, where further legal proceedings are possible.

The Home Office has announced that British passports featuring His Majesty King Charles III’s Coat of Arms will be issued from December 2025, as part of a redesigned format. The updated passport incorporates advanced holographic and translucent anti-forgery technology, making it easier to verify and more resistant to tampering. It represents the first comprehensive redesign since 2020. Passports previously issued bearing the Coat of Arms of Queen Elizabeth II remain valid until their expiry date.

The Home Office has announced that the Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has brought forward plans to ‘better protect’ children from sexual abuse. The Home Office has said that there will be a legal requirement for anyone in regulated activity relating to children in England to report child sexual abuse, and failing to do so could result in being barred from working with young children. Additionally, the Home Office has said that those who actively protect child sexual abusers could face imprisonment for seven years. The Home Office has said that the measures will be introduced as amendments at report stage of the Criminal Justice Bill in the House of Commons.

The Home Office has announced that new legislation has been laid before Parliament on 25 January 2024 banning dangerous zombie-style knives and machetes. The draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 will add zombie-style knives and machetes to the list of offensive weapons, therefore amending the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and making it illegal to be in possession of, sell, manufacture or transport such weapons. The Home Office has said that the government is urging people with these weapons to hand them into a knife surrender bin before launch of the official compensation scheme in summer 2024. The full ban will come in to force in September 2024.

The Home Office has announced various new measures to address what it calls the ‘root causes of UK’s overreliance on international recruitment’. These follow previous related announcements, including confirmations that the majority of the previous Conservative government’s changes to reduce net migration would remain in place.