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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...

Migrant crossings: Minister to lead review after record journey numbers

Nov 21,2023 8:41 am

A review into How To prevent migrants crossing the English Channel to the UK is to be led by Cabinet Office minister Stephen Barclay .

It Comes amid record numbers of people making The Journey this Year , with.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has promised tougher action but numbers have continued to rise.

It is understood Prime Minister Boris Johnson thinks more action is needed.

Mr Barclay will be responsible for exploring what ministerial departments can do in an effort to make the issue more of a priority in government and the Civil Service .

More Than 24,700 people have made The Crossing from France to the UK by boat So Far this Year - almost Three Times the total of about 8,500 in 2020.

But.

In an agreement signed In July , the UK pledged to give France €62. 7m (£54m) during 2021-22 to help tackle the issue.

The Deal said the UK would help France increase police patrols along its coastline, boost aerial surveillance and increase security infrastructure at ports but record numbers of people have continued to arrive.

Conservative MP Tim Loughton , a member of The Commons Home Affairs select committee, said France should be doing more to intercept boats.

He told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme: " We know the only real solution is for the French to do what they are legally entitled but also legally obliged to do and that's to intercept The Boats when they're in the water and take The Passengers Back To French territory. "

Mr Loughton said it was " absolutely within The Power of the French to stop this miserable trade".

But Dimitris Avramopoulos , a former minister of Foreign Affairs for Greece and EU commissioner for migration, urged the UK and France not to blame each other and instead work together and with the European Union to secure a deal.

He told Today: " It is not easy to cope with The Situation by blaming The Other . I think they should immediately deepen co-operation in a spirit of mutual trust and basing their policy on the same principles. "

For some time now, the government has talked tough on the idea of cracking down on small boats crossing the Channel.

Ministers believe people smugglers are exploiting people who want to come to the UK to claim asylum or start a New Life .

Deals have been signed with France to try to deter people from making The Journey in the First Place .

But measures So Far haven't worked - this Year has seen a record number of people making the Dangerous Journey .

That's left many Conservative MPs worried and Labour criticising the government for failing to bring numbers down.

The Prime Minister is said to want more action. But a review of what can be done cross-government won't itself solve this issue which has troubled the Home Office for years.

The reported Ms Patel was planning to introduce strict new rules for asylum seekers, similar to those in Greece.

The Paper said the home secretary was impressed with centres being built in Greece, where migrants are put under strict curfews and face routine checks on their movements.

But Mr Avramopoulos said The Situation in the UK was different because its maritime borders with France are " very complex".

On Friday, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer .

He Said the UK had not secured " strong" agreements with France to prevent journeys from taking place.

The that Conservative MPs have warned the Prime Minister the extent of crossings risked becoming a big electoral issue for The Party .

Ms Patel This Week said the EU's Open Borders regime was partly to blame.

She told reporters during a visit to the United States that she was " constantly pressing" the French on the issue but they were " overwhelmed".

" Let's not forget that The Real problem on illegal migration flows is the EU has no border protections whatsoever, " Ms Patel said.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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