The Home Office (HO) is a ministerial department of Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for immigration, security and law and order. As such it is responsible for policing in England and Wales, fire and rescue services in England, and visas and immigration and the Security Service (MI5). It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs, counter-terrorism and ID cards. It was formerly responsible for Her Majesty's Prison Service and the National Probation Service, but these have been transferred to the Ministry of Justice. The Cabinet minister responsible for the department is the Home Secretary.
The Home Office has said it has submitted an extradition request for the suspect charged in connection with the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn. Anne Sacoolas was charged with causing the..
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Exclusive: 'I came here because I was beaten nearly to death by my husband and the police did nothing. My claim for asylum was refused,' says victim Independent - Published
'The sound of the keys, it reminded me directly of Sudan. It took me straight back there. There is no torture here, but the situation is all similar: serious officers, locked doors. It scared me. I.. Independent - Published
Exclusive: 'Disastrous' shortcomings in Home Office's settled status scheme will leave 'at least hundreds' of homeless EU nationals undocumented, say lawyers and NGOs Independent - Published
Information Commissioner's Office identifies 'clear deficiencies' in processing of pupil personal data for 'hostile environment' purposes Independent - Published
Exclusive: Ministers urged to act as asylum seekers, including single mothers with small babies, living in 'appalling' conditions for weeks on end due to 'drastically increased' waiting times under new.. Independent - Published
Exclusive: Lawyers warn non-EU spouses being left 'in limbo' as they wait months, despite government saying process should take days Independent - Published
Refusals by Home Office to grant visit visas to elderly African relatives on basis of income potentially unlawful and constitutes racism, immigration lawyers say Independent - Published
The Dubai-based firm handles some of the most sensitive personal data held by dozens of governments around the world, including the bulk of UK visa applications – but it remains largely unknown Independent - Published
Exclusive: Officials refused Joyce Makado visa to see daughter graduate because they did not believe she would leave the UK at the end of her visit – but overturned refusal when contacted by the.. Independent - Published
Conservative MPs condemn government's rejection of calls for 28-day time limit and demand Home Office ministers review 'clearly perverse' system as 'matter of urgency' Independent - Published
MSP calls on Sajid Javid to hold urgent meeting after figures reveal deaths caused by drugs rose by more than a quarter last year – a higher rate than anywhere in Europe Independent - Published
'Why do we have to go to such lengths to pry information from the Home Office? Why does the government withhold important data from public scrutiny? Where is the accountability in this situation?' MPs.. Independent - Published
Independent inspectors say immigration system 'does not have the capacity, and some instance the capabilities' to perform as it should Independent - Published
'Since February the Home Office has stopped me from getting on with my life, prevented me from working. I was subjected to enormous anxiety and left feeling traumatised in a highly vulnerable state' Independent - Published
'In the background of every case you seen in the media of someone whose life was destroyed by the Home Office, there are thousands more whose cases never get any attention', campaigner says Independent - Published
Home office report pointed to 'genuine rise in hate crime around the time of the EU referendum' - but Vote Leave leader rejects any connection Independent - Published
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UK Unveils Plan to Crack Down on Harmful Online Content Under new proposals in UK law, it appears that social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter may come.. One News Page Staff - Published
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