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.
A group of campaigners were invited into the Home Office after turning up with solutions to knife crime written on chicken boxes. The move by content agency Word on the Curb was a response to the..
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Boris Johnson has told the high-ranking team tasked with helping recruit 20,000 new police officers that the ambitious project will be complete within three years. The Prime Minister gave an opening..
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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
The Home Office launched its EU settlement scheme at the end of March, but the application process leaves some non-UK citizens in a particularly vulnerable position. Emily Goddard reports Independent - Published
EHRC asked to investigate whether department unlawfully discriminated against the Windrush generation and continues to discriminate against ethnic minority Britons as a 'direct result' of hostile.. Independent - Published
Twelve months after the government apologised for the Home Office's 'hostile environment' policy on immigration, those hit by the scandal are still suffering Independent - Published
Incident will fuel concerns about Sopra Steria, which has been awarded £91m contract by Home Office to deliver 'streamlined' immigration application process but has already been criticised for.. 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
Ministers accused of shameful failure to provide help to people trapped by 'hostile environment' crackdown – 11 months after scandal broke Independent - Published
The UK government will seek to end free movement as soon as possible if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, the UK Home Office said in a statement on Monday. Reuters - Published
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