Home Office
The Home Office (HO) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for immigration, security and law and order in the U.K.
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| Formed | 27 March 1782 |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom (but in respect of most policing and justice matters: England and Wales only) |
| Headquarters | 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF |
| Annual budget | £10.8 billion (current) and £500 million (capital) in 2018–19[1] |
| Minister responsible | Yvette Cooper, Home Secretary |
| Agency executive | Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary |
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It is responsible for policing in England and Wales, fire and rescue services in England, 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. The Cabinet minister responsible for the department is the Home Secretary, currently James Cleverly.
The Home Office, which is considered to be one of the Great Offices of State, is known, in official papers and in Parliament, as the Home Department.[2]
Home Office Media
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15/07/2024. London, United Kingdom. Portrait of Home Office Minister Dan Jarvis in the Home Office. Picture by Ravi Soodi / Home Office.
10/07/2024. London, United Kingdom. Portrait of Home Office Minister Dame Angela Eagle in the Home Office. Picture by Andy Taylor / Home Office.
15/07/2024. London, United Kingdom. Portrait of Home Office Minister Seema Malhotra in the Home Office. Picture by Ravi Soodi / Home Office.
Official portrait of Dame Diana Johnson MP* * 3×4 portrait of Dame Diana Johnson
Official portrait of Lord Hanson of Flint
10/07/2024. London, United Kingdom. Portrait of Home Office Minister Jess Phillips in the Home Office. Picture by Andy Taylor / Home Office.
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The former Home Office building at 50 Queen Anne's Gate, London
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Lunar House in Croydon, which holds the headquarters of UK Visas and Immigration