Home Office

The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782. As such, the Home Office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the United Kingdom. Home Office is a ministerial department, supported by 30 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP
  Secretary of State for the Home Department
• The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Security)
• Kit Malthouse MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Crime and Policing)
• Baroness Williams of Trafford
  Lords Minister
• Victoria Atkins MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding)
• Kevin Foster MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Future Borders and Immigration)
• Chris Philp MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts)
• Lord Stephen Greenhalgh
  Minister of State (Minister for Building Safety and Communities)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Immediately Restart Refugee Resettlement Programmes
  Opened on Monday 26th October 2020
  6 signatures so far

• Don't include benefit entitlement for people with pre-settled and settled status
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  437 signatures so far

• Two year minimum sentencing for 1st time offenders caught with a knife 16 yrs +
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  562 signatures so far

• Increase fees for European residence documents to match those for ILR
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  7 signatures so far

• Increase in Asylum Cash Support for Children with Autism during COVID-19
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  7 signatures so far

• Ban the online sale of blades likely to be used as offensive weapons
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  605 signatures so far

• Do not create offshore asylum centres
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  94 signatures so far

• Make Indefinite Leave to Remain available to anyone resident in UK for 10 years
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  19 signatures so far

• Suspend the requirement to attend citizenship ceremonies by Home Office.
  Opened on Friday 16th October 2020
  39 signatures so far

• Place supermarket alcohol Sales under the same restrictions as public houses.
  Opened on Friday 16th October 2020
  42 signatures so far

• Relax rules on gaps in continuous residence during Covid-19
  Opened on Thursday 15th October 2020
  14 signatures so far

• Make false reports of Covid-19 breaches a specific criminal offence
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  34 signatures so far

• Do not pass the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Criminal Conduct Bill
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  8,970 signatures so far

• Make causing nuisance noise a criminal offence
  Opened on Monday 12th October 2020
  13 signatures so far

• Ban wearing full-face coverings in public places.
  Opened on Monday 12th October 2020
  30 signatures so far

• Abolish charges for women changing their maiden to married name on passports
  Opened on Monday 12th October 2020
  25 signatures so far

• Legalise civilians carrying a firearm for self-defence and sport
  Opened on Friday 9th October 2020
  26 signatures so far

• Give 16-18 year olds an ID card showing date of birth.
  Opened on Thursday 8th October 2020
  8 signatures so far

• Give police the power to confiscate a passport after a fatal motor collision
  Opened on Thursday 8th October 2020
  117 signatures so far

• Close all pubs at 9pm
  Opened on Thursday 8th October 2020
  10 signatures so far

• Ban and block applications that risk national and data security
  Opened on Wednesday 7th October 2020
  20 signatures so far

• Review and reform Public Space Protection Orders
  Opened on Wednesday 7th October 2020
  938 signatures so far

• Provide at least £3,000 instead of £300 for granted refugees.
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  199 signatures so far

• Allow the sale of Hemp CBD flowers to those over 18
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  41 signatures so far

• Legalise growing cannabis plants in a person’s home for personal use
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  440 signatures so far

• Guarantee automatic right to stay for EU citizens
  Opened on Tuesday 6th October 2020
  492 signatures so far

• Protect vulnerable people from predatory marriage
  Opened on Friday 2nd October 2020
  27 signatures so far

• Implement all of the recommendations of the Problem Drug Use in Scotland report
  Opened on Friday 2nd October 2020
  8 signatures so far

• Harsher sentencing for assaults' on police, emergency workers & prison officers.
  Opened on Thursday 1st October 2020
  13 signatures so far

• Government to allow the assessment of asylum seekers at the border in Calais.
  Opened on Thursday 1st October 2020
  394 signatures so far

• Allow individuals to apply for clearances from UKSV.
  Opened on Thursday 1st October 2020
  20 signatures so far

• Include non-payment of Maintenance to CMS or financial support as economic abuse
  Opened on Wednesday 30th September 2020
  25 signatures so far

• Legalise medical and recreational cannabis in the UK
  Opened on Monday 28th September 2020
  272 signatures so far

• Tom’s Law - Give police the power to suspend driving licences
  Opened on Friday 25th September 2020
  2,768 signatures so far

• Grant permanent residency to survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery
  Opened on Friday 25th September 2020
  262 signatures so far

• Publish weekly data on missing children
  Opened on Thursday 24th September 2020
  164 signatures so far

• Require travellers to take a Covid-19 test when leaving the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  13 signatures so far

• Reduce all immigration fees for Non-EEA Immigrants in UK during Covid-19
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  6 signatures so far

• Automatically expunge false allegations and arrest records of innocent people
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  30 signatures so far

• Scrap immigration NHS surcharge for non-EU migrants workers and their dependents
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  268 signatures so far

• Stop Increase of NHS surcharge £300 to £470 for all international students
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  119 signatures so far

• Legalise the use of LSD and Psilocybin for Medical and Recreational Use
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd September 2020
  17 signatures so far

• Change the law so no Police Officer is single crewed
  Opened on Monday 21st September 2020
  30 signatures so far

• Create a police enforcement unit to deal with bus, tram and station crime.
  Opened on Monday 21st September 2020
  12 signatures so far

• Create a register of people guilty of race-related offences
  Opened on Monday 21st September 2020
  17 signatures so far

• Refund all or part of citizenship fees when an application is rejected
  Opened on Monday 21st September 2020
  20 signatures so far

• Make it easier to register the birth and death of a baby
  Opened on Monday 21st September 2020
  197 signatures so far

• Extend eligibility of auto-Bereavement Scheme to all families to acquire ILR.
  Opened on Friday 18th September 2020
  88 signatures so far

• Give local people the power to call a referendum on their Chief Constables
  Opened on Thursday 17th September 2020
  23 signatures so far

• International Students should be granted 4 year Post Study work visa.
  Opened on Wednesday 16th September 2020
  27 signatures so far

• Make it easier for children of migrants to access higher education funding
  Opened on Tuesday 15th September 2020
  22 signatures so far

• Reschedule Cannabis as a Class C Drug
  Opened on Tuesday 15th September 2020
  178 signatures so far

• Harsher penalties for hate crimes & participating in far-right hate groups
  Opened on Friday 11th September 2020
  43 signatures so far

• Allow citizens of Colombia to travel to the UK visa free for tourism
  Opened on Friday 11th September 2020
  40 signatures so far

• Introduce a 6 month deadline to settle Windrush Compensation Scheme claims
  Opened on Thursday 10th September 2020
  30 signatures so far

• Reintroduce the Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme (BUSSS) for all Police Forces
  Opened on Wednesday 9th September 2020
  9 signatures so far

• Restart the HMPO Fast Track process or expand the criteria for urgent cases
  Opened on Wednesday 9th September 2020
  20 signatures so far

• Make stirring up hatred based on disability a criminal offence
  Opened on Monday 7th September 2020
  532 signatures so far

• Require A-level qualifications for all new police recruits
  Opened on Friday 4th September 2020
  173 signatures so far

• Make recreational alcohol use illegal
  Opened on Friday 4th September 2020
  27 signatures so far

• Change the law so unmarried, deceased father's name can go on birth certificate
  Opened on Friday 4th September 2020
  1,624 signatures so far

• Grant English and Welsh Pagans the same marriage rights as Scottish Pagans
  Opened on Friday 4th September 2020
  1,211 signatures so far

• Refund Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS and Social Care Workers in the UK
  Opened on Thursday 3rd September 2020
  418 signatures so far

• Create a national domestic abuse offender register
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd September 2020
  33 signatures so far

• Ban police use of choke holds
  Opened on Tuesday 1st September 2020
  23 signatures so far

• All Police Officers to sit Equality and Diversity Exams
  Opened on Tuesday 1st September 2020
  12 signatures so far

• Extend the law on coercive control to cover post-separation abuse
  Opened on Friday 28th August 2020
  1,141 signatures so far

• That all ice cream van staff are required to have a current DBS check
  Opened on Thursday 27th August 2020
  11 signatures so far

• Expunge minor criminal records of all BAME individuals
  Opened on Thursday 27th August 2020
  22 signatures so far

• Reinstate the pre-2012 Overseas Domestic Worker visa with a route to settlement
  Opened on Thursday 27th August 2020
  4,536 signatures so far

• Amend Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
  Opened on Thursday 27th August 2020
  52 signatures so far

• Review and reform stop and search policy
  Opened on Thursday 27th August 2020
  91 signatures so far

• Automatic British Citizenship for descendants of British grandparents
  Opened on Wednesday 26th August 2020
  72 signatures so far

• Change the policy for people with dual citizenship changing their passport name
  Opened on Wednesday 26th August 2020
  7 signatures so far

• Re-instate Priority & Super Priority services for all visas and ILR applications
  Opened on Tuesday 25th August 2020
  52 signatures so far

• Require social media platforms to report hate/ racist comments to the police.
  Opened on Friday 21st August 2020
  65 signatures so far

• Act to prevent online racial abuse
  Opened on Thursday 20th August 2020
  1,167 signatures so far

• Exempt Looked After children from citizenship fees
  Opened on Wednesday 19th August 2020
  660 signatures so far

• Introduce stricter restrictions on the sale and ownership of crossbows
  Opened on Wednesday 19th August 2020
  24 signatures so far

• Take action to address the problem of illegal attempts to reach the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 18th August 2020
  927 signatures so far

• Deport non-UK nationals convicted of violent crime or rioting
  Opened on Tuesday 18th August 2020
  39 signatures so far

• Allow police forces to release body cam footage to Mass Media and Social Media.
  Opened on Tuesday 18th August 2020
  4,563 signatures so far

• Require all police forces to conduct Unconscious Bias psychometric testing
  Opened on Tuesday 18th August 2020
  51 signatures so far

• Authorise the use of water cannon by the police and fund their acquisition
  Opened on Monday 17th August 2020
  100 signatures so far

• Extend sexual offences relating to under 13s to apply to all children under 16
  Opened on Monday 17th August 2020
  585 signatures so far

• Legislate for the deportation of non-UK citizens convicted of domestic abuse
  Opened on Friday 14th August 2020
  20 signatures so far

• Impose restrictions on which police can use tasers and in what circumstances
  Opened on Friday 14th August 2020
  25 signatures so far

• Increase funding for charities established to prevent Female Genital Mutilation
  Opened on Thursday 13th August 2020
  16 signatures so far

• Allow Tier 2 dependent visa Doctors switch to Tier 2 visa in the UK for training
  Opened on Thursday 13th August 2020
  7 signatures so far

• Make "doxing" a specific criminal offence with a min. 10-year custodial sentence
  Opened on Wednesday 12th August 2020
  32 signatures so far

• Stolen Valour - Make wearing medals you are not entitled a criminal offence
  Opened on Wednesday 12th August 2020
  22 signatures so far

• Ban tear gas and rubber bullets in the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 11th August 2020
  38 signatures so far

• Give civilians the right to carry non-lethal self-defence weapons.
  Opened on Tuesday 11th August 2020
  153 signatures so far

• Increase the age of dependant children on parents Ancestry Visa from 18 to 21.
  Opened on Tuesday 11th August 2020
  51 signatures so far

• Require the police to respond fully to all complaints within 28 days
  Opened on Tuesday 11th August 2020
  723 signatures so far

• Replace the Independent Office for Police Conduct with a new independent body
  Opened on Monday 10th August 2020
  26 signatures so far

• Include Windrush generations in British Nationality Act Remedial Order
  Opened on Monday 10th August 2020
  3,747 signatures so far

• All police officers to undergo mandatory de-escalation training every year
  Opened on Thursday 6th August 2020
  57 signatures so far

• Introduce laws like the German Strafgesetzbuch section 86a to ban Nazi symbols
  Opened on Thursday 6th August 2020
  3,257 signatures so far

• Make failing to stop or report misconduct by other police officers an offence
  Opened on Thursday 6th August 2020
  41 signatures so far

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