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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...

Police response to £25,000 fraud branded woeful

Nov 21,2023 8:41 am

" It just seems like you're put in a heap, you're just one of A Number . " After having £25,000 stolen by fraudsters, 74-year-old Janet from Essex was told The Police would not investigate her case. BBC Radio 4 's Money Box programme has discovered she is one of 69 known victims of one particular scam which has seen criminals steal £3. 9m since 2018 - But only one of their cases has been investigated. Her Majesty 's Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Matt Parr, has described The Police response as " woeful".

" These people [victims] shouldn't be discounted, " he says. " These are high-harm crimes. And it's impossible to imagine, from my perspective, how Those People are feeling with that kind of service. " Criminals pretended to be from the legitimate private bank Kleinwort Hambros, convincing victims to transfer money to them using branded documents and names of real employees at The Bank . Janet was in recovery from a stroke when she was targeted. While her loss was smaller than most victims, with the highest having been £465,000, she says the impact was More Than just financial. " The Money was my mum and dad's and I just felt I let them down. I know it may sound silly, But , I just thought that was it. " It was the largest amount of money she'd ever had, following the sale of her mother's bungalow After Her death. " I had Sleepless Nights thinking about it. It was always on my mind. "

How are reports of fraud dealt with?

The City of London Police, which is the UK lead police Force for fraud, makes the decision about whether to forward reports to The Police .

It says it takes into consideration the amount lost, But prioritises those " most likely to present an investigative opportunity for forces, or where A Crime is ongoing, and those present The Greatest threat and harm to The Victim or victims concerned". Of the 69 cases, The City of London Police says just five of the frauds were sent on to a regional Force - in this case, Greater Manchester Police (GMP). GMP says it can only find a record of receiving just one, saying: " This crime has been closed with no further action to be taken. " The Force went on to say that all available lines of enquiry were undertaken, But not enough evidence was found to continue with The Investigation .

The Home Office has admitted failings in these cases and told Money Box: " Fraud can have a devastating impact on victims and it's vital that people have the confidence to come forward and know that their case will be dealt with properly. This did not happen for these victims and The Public should rightly expect more from policing. " The Victims ' Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird QC, says she is worried The Public are losing confidence in fraud policing. " Confidence is hard to find, But We Are promised action, so let's hope a corner can be turned soon. It can't come quickly enough. " The Nationwide Building Society, where Janet had held her money, initially refused to refund her The Money that was stolen, despite its being a signatory to. The Code , which was created in May 2019, obliges banks and building societies to refund " no-blame" victims of this type of authorised push payment (APP) fraud. However, Nationwide reversed its original decision and did reimburse Janet the full amount after Money Box got involved.



Source of news: bbc.com

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