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    • The Home Office is responsible for keeping the UK safe and secure, and for managing immigration and border control. Find out about its policies, services, news, statistics, and contact details.… See more

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  3. Wikipedia
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    What is the role of the Home Office?
    The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the UK. Home Office is a ministerial department, supported by 29 agencies and public bodies. The following links open in a new tab When do the clocks change?

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    What does Home Department mean?
    "Home Department" redirects here. For other uses, see Ministry of home affairs. The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, [ 2 ] is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for immigration, security, and law and order.

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    Who heads the Home Office?
    The Home Office is headed by the Home Secretary, a Cabinet minister, supported by the department's senior civil servant, the permanent secretary. The Home Office comprises eleven directorates that help fulfil the department's responsibilities. [ 5 ] Border Force – controls migration at ports and airports across the UK and overseas.

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    Who is responsible for the Home Office?
    The Cabinet minister responsible for the department is the Home Secretary, [ 3 ] a post considered one of the Great Offices of State; it has been held by Yvette Cooper since July 2024. The Home Office is managed from day to day by a civil servant, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Home Office.

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    When did the Home Office become the Foreign Office?
    On 27 March 1782 ; 242 years ago, the Home Office was formed by renaming the existing Southern Department, with all existing staff transferring. On the same day, the Northern Department was renamed the Foreign Office. To match the new names, there was a transferring of responsibilities between the two Departments of State.

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    What is the difference between the Home Office and Northern Ireland?
    The Home Office's main counterparts in Northern Ireland are: The Department of Justice is accountable to the Northern Ireland Executive, whereas the Northern Ireland Office is a UK government department. Reserved matters: [ 33 ]

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  8. Home Office in the media
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    Home Secretary - Wikipedia

    126 rows · The secretary of state for the Home Department, more commonly known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office. [3]

  10. Home Office Careers
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    UK Visas and Immigration - Home Office Careers

    UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is responsible for deciding who has the right to visit, study, work and stay in the United Kingdom. We help to protect the UK’s national security, as well as...