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Home Office

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HeadquartersLondon
United Kingdom
FoundedUnited Kingdom
Subsidiary HM Passport Office
Officeholders Brandon Lewis
Dominic Raab
Priti Patel
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
England and Wales
PredecessorsNational School of Government
National Policing Improvement Agency
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About Home Office


The Home Office 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.

Chris Mason: Ministers in new bid to reduce immigration

Chris Mason: Ministers in new bid to reduce immigration
Dec 4,2023 7:11 am

... I am told relations between the Home Office and Downing Street are considerably improved since the sacking of former Home Secretary Suella Braverman...

Muriel McKay's daughter urges Met to let mother's killer find body

Muriel McKay's daughter urges Met to let mother's killer find body
Dec 2,2023 3:31 am

... She said the Home Office had delegated matters to the Met, who did not seem interested...

Pontins: Former holiday park giant shrinks further

Pontins: Former holiday park giant shrinks further
Dec 1,2023 12:21 pm

... Following speculation, the Home Office has clarified that the closed parks to house asylum seekers...

Belton House: Inquiry continues into country house assault death

Belton House: Inquiry continues into country house assault death
Dec 1,2023 8:41 am

... " Part of our investigation is around establishing the exact cause of death, which will be done following a formal Home Office post mortem examination at some point next week, " a force spokesperson said...

Asylum seekers: Home Office says more than 17,000 are missing

Asylum seekers: Home Office says more than 17,000 are missing
Nov 29,2023 10:01 am

...By Callum May & Suzanne LeighBBC NewsHome Office officials have admitted they do not know the whereabouts of more than 17,000 asylum seekers whose claims have been discontinued...

UK net migration in 2022 revised up to record 745,000

UK net migration in 2022 revised up to record 745,000
Nov 23,2023 9:21 am

... Home Office figures, also published on Thursday, showed hotel use reached a record high in September - despite a slight fall in the asylum backlog...

Households to be £1,900 poorer, says think tank

Households to be £1,900 poorer, says think tank
Nov 23,2023 4:21 am

... The chancellor managed to make these cuts at the expense of not raising public spending in line with the pace of general price rises, meaning departments such as justice, local government and the Home Office face a £17bn budget cut by 2027-28, it added...

Just Stop Oil: Rishi Sunak defends 'severe' jail sentences

Just Stop Oil: Rishi Sunak defends 'severe' jail sentences
Nov 21,2023 1:21 pm

... The Home Office said it had " responded" to the special rapporteur s letter...

Channel migrants: Crossing numbers in 2021 triple 2020's figure

Nov 21,2023 8:41 am

The Number of people who crossed the English Channel in small boats Last Year was treble The Number for 2020.

Figures compiled by The Bbc show at least 28,431 migrants made The Journey in 2021, despite huge UK investment in France to prevent crossings.

A Home Office minister said the government was " reforming" its approach and introducing tougher asylum rules.

Refugee charities say the " dangerous and callous policy" will lead to more arrivals and drownings.

In 2020, a total of 8,417 people crossed the Channel in small boats.

Last Year 's record number - an increase of about 20,000 - Saw arrivals peak in November when, despite falling temperatures, at least 6,869 people reached the UK.

On 24 November at least.

The same month Saw a new record for a single day, when.

In 2020 The Most arrivals on a single day was 416, set in September.

The government says their new Nationality and Borders Bill, will make it a criminal offence to enter the UK illegally and introduce life sentences for people-smugglers.

Home Office minister Tom Pursglove said the government was " making the tough decisions to end the overt exploitation of our laws".

He continued: " The sooner The House of Lords approves the Nationality and Borders Bill, the sooner these reforms will be delivered. "

However, The Chief executive at Refugee Action , Tim Naor Hilton, believes tougher measures will not deter people from making these journeys, and smugglers will continue to profit " unless ministers open up more routes for refugees to claim asylum".

He Said : " The government wants to legalise this dangerous and callous policy in its Anti-Refugee Bill, which will only lead to more people drowning. "

" It must wake up and scrap this bill now. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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