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 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
  Minister of State
• Lord Stephen Greenhalgh
  Minister of State (Minister for Building Safety and Communities)
• 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 Justice)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Run a public awareness campaign on the signs of domestic abuse
  Opened on Tuesday 27th July 2021
  43 signatures so far

• Create a strategy to end violence against men and boys with a dedicated Minister
  Opened on Tuesday 27th July 2021
  51 signatures so far

• Stop all deportations to Zimbabwe for individuals living in the UK over 10 years
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Exempt workers paying tax/NI for 12 months from the immigration health surcharge
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  47 signatures so far

• Amnesty for undocumented migrants after 10 years and reduce 20 year ILR rule
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  189 signatures so far

• Record PTSD and suicide for serving and retired police officers
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  515 signatures so far

• Offer asylum in the UK to all South Africans at risk due to current unrest
  Opened on Friday 23rd July 2021
  6 signatures so far

• British passport holders dedicated line at border control
  Opened on Friday 23rd July 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Make parents at risk eligible for family visas to join their children in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 21st July 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Travel permit for emergencies to visa applicants whose visa is under review
  Opened on Wednesday 21st July 2021
  196 signatures so far

• Allow students and temporary visa holders to bring parents in UK as dependents.
  Opened on Wednesday 21st July 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Extend eligibility of UK Ancestry Visa to any generation of South African
  Opened on Tuesday 20th July 2021
  62 signatures so far

• Allow EU citizens to have UK Working Holiday Visas (2 yrs)
  Opened on Tuesday 20th July 2021
  49 signatures so far

• Increase legal penalties for those convicted of online racial abuse
  Opened on Thursday 15th July 2021
  33 signatures so far

• Reduce the Indefinite Leave to Remain fees
  Opened on Monday 12th July 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Lower citizenship fees for all those who were born in the UK
  Opened on Friday 9th July 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Require sex of VATP & sexual offenders be recorded throughout justice system.
  Opened on Wednesday 7th July 2021
  7,857 signatures so far

• Trial capping net immigration and then gradually reduce it to tens of thousands
  Opened on Wednesday 7th July 2021
  85 signatures so far

• Require increased visibility of police identity numbers on uniforms
  Opened on Wednesday 7th July 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Amend how absences from the UK are calculated for the purpose of settled status
  Opened on Wednesday 30th June 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Postpone the deadline for the Pre-Settled Status to October 31 2021
  Opened on Tuesday 29th June 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Process all asylum seekers off-shore using foreign aid budget
  Opened on Monday 28th June 2021
  8,776 signatures so far

• Require old cautions and convictions be routinely removed from the PNC system.
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd June 2021
  34 signatures so far

• Do not list place of birth on UK passports
  Opened on Monday 21st June 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Extend the deadline for applying to the EU Settlement Scheme to 30 Sept 2021
  Opened on Monday 21st June 2021
  23 signatures so far

• Allow a limited amount of hemp on allotments without a licence
  Opened on Monday 21st June 2021
  12 signatures so far

• Make it a legal requirement for SIA licence holders to wear a stab vest on duty
  Opened on Monday 21st June 2021
  30 signatures so far

• Add HGV Drivers to the UK Government Shortage Occupations List
  Opened on Monday 21st June 2021
  540 signatures so far

• Under the immigration plan, treat HGV Drivers as skilled workers.
  Opened on Thursday 17th June 2021
  747 signatures so far

• Amend PCSC Bill to withdraw power to seize vehicles used as mobile homes
  Opened on Wednesday 16th June 2021
  49,088 signatures so far

• Reduce fees for Indefinite Leave to Remain & make the health surcharge a one-off
  Opened on Wednesday 16th June 2021
  1,491 signatures so far

• Ensure the police offer victim support within 24 hours
  Opened on Friday 11th June 2021
  161 signatures so far

• Immediately provide Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal
  Opened on Thursday 10th June 2021
  73 signatures so far

• Allow European school visits to UK with only ID cards and a List of Travellers
  Opened on Tuesday 8th June 2021
  3,044 signatures so far

• Allow UK citizens licences to carry firearms & other weapons for self-defence
  Opened on Tuesday 8th June 2021
  41 signatures so far

• Inquiry into the role of institutional discrimination in the Grenfell Tower fire
  Opened on Monday 7th June 2021
  413 signatures so far

• Mandatory three-year custodial sentences for possession of an offensive weapon
  Opened on Monday 7th June 2021
  20 signatures so far

• Make marriage voidable if a husband hasn’t disclosed existing pregnancy or child
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  108 signatures so far

• Allow bereaved children to succeed tenancy of council-owned properties
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  715 signatures so far

• Introduction of a National Database of DNA of all Citizens from birth upward.
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Add Hospitality to the Occupation Shortage List.
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  50 signatures so far

• Ban protests outside and around schools and playgrounds in England
  Opened on Tuesday 1st June 2021
  48 signatures so far

• Enforce a Racist Offenders Register similar to the Sex Offenders Register
  Opened on Tuesday 1st June 2021
  171 signatures so far

• Give people on family visas Indefinite Leave to Remain after 2 years
  Opened on Thursday 27th May 2021
  156 signatures so far

• Add parents’ names into children’s passports
  Opened on Thursday 27th May 2021
  80 signatures so far

• Remove need to register for EU Settlement Scheme for those in UK for 5+ years
  Opened on Tuesday 25th May 2021
  181 signatures so far

• To fund an official helpline which helps people in abusive relationships
  Opened on Monday 24th May 2021
  20 signatures so far

• Ban PCCs from party political affiliation and limit to two terms
  Opened on Friday 21st May 2021
  441 signatures so far

• Do not require a PCR covid test to return upon England from green list countries
  Opened on Friday 21st May 2021
  55 signatures so far

• Fund global climate change mitigation and give displaced people refugee status
  Opened on Thursday 20th May 2021
  46 signatures so far

• UK citizenship for commonwealth citizens who came to the uk before the age of 16
  Opened on Wednesday 19th May 2021
  318 signatures so far

• Make it an offence not to phone 999 if someone needs emergency assistance
  Opened on Monday 17th May 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Fund increase in police stations across England and Wales
  Opened on Friday 14th May 2021
  397 signatures so far

• Relax rules on non-EU adult family members joining permanent UK residents
  Opened on Friday 14th May 2021
  366 signatures so far

• Allow security guards to carry weapons, such as batons, for self-defence
  Opened on Friday 14th May 2021
  19 signatures so far

• End visa requirements for Thai nationals who want to visit England.
  Opened on Friday 14th May 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Fund corrosive testing kits for police forces to help tackle acid attacks
  Opened on Thursday 13th May 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Allow Skilled Worker visa holders to start businesses in the UK
  Opened on Thursday 13th May 2021
  49 signatures so far

• Make Altering Property Borders without Consent a Specific Criminal Offence
  Opened on Thursday 13th May 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Mandate mental health and disability training for all police officers
  Opened on Tuesday 11th May 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Create a Police Code of Practice: Engaging with people with mental health issues
  Opened on Tuesday 11th May 2021
  11 signatures so far

• Allow international students to be self employed
  Opened on Monday 10th May 2021
  15 signatures so far

• Seek to negotiate a travel corridor between the USA and UK
  Opened on Monday 10th May 2021
  342 signatures so far

• Criminalise burning or intentional damage of the Union Flag.
  Opened on Monday 10th May 2021
  139 signatures so far

• Make polyamorous marriages legal in England and Wales
  Opened on Friday 7th May 2021
  46 signatures so far

• Allow widowed/single parents of British Citizens to live in the UK as dependants
  Opened on Friday 7th May 2021
  1,081 signatures so far

• Fund measures to improve street safety
  Opened on Thursday 6th May 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Fund pay rise for Police Officers
  Opened on Thursday 6th May 2021
  55 signatures so far

• Relax immigration rules to enable the UK hospitality industry to recover
  Opened on Wednesday 5th May 2021
  1,857 signatures so far

• Reinstate Passport renewals adding time left to new passport, as per prior 2018
  Opened on Wednesday 5th May 2021
  52 signatures so far

• VALERIE'S LAW Compulsory Training for Agencies Supporting Black DV Victims
  Opened on Friday 30th April 2021
  16,365 signatures so far

• Grant Canadians born before 1977 the right to dual citizenship.
  Opened on Friday 30th April 2021
  22 signatures so far

• Abolish or reduce immigration fees for Commonwealth Service Personnel
  Opened on Thursday 29th April 2021
  30 signatures so far

• Allow companies to continue to conduct "right to work" checks on video calls
  Opened on Wednesday 28th April 2021
  568 signatures so far

• Make Post Study Work Visa Count Towards Settlement
  Opened on Wednesday 28th April 2021
  1,739 signatures so far

• Make Britain rape-free by 2050
  Opened on Monday 26th April 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Exempt non-UK NHS staff and their family from ILR and citizenship fees
  Opened on Monday 26th April 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Grant all key workers indefinite leave to remain
  Opened on Friday 23rd April 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Release all details of all offences for DBS checks of care/education workers
  Opened on Friday 23rd April 2021
  757 signatures so far

• Exempt dependents of NHS workers (ILR) from the Immigration Health Surcharge
  Opened on Friday 23rd April 2021
  28 signatures so far

• Ban full face coverings in public places
  Opened on Friday 23rd April 2021
  238 signatures so far

• An public inquiry into the causes surrounding missing Black people
  Opened on Friday 23rd April 2021
  20,473 signatures so far

• Introduce AU PAIR VISAS to allow Au Pairs from Europe easy entry to the UK
  Opened on Thursday 22nd April 2021
  427 signatures so far

• Bring Partner and Spouse Visa Requirements in Line with BNO Visas
  Opened on Wednesday 21st April 2021
  13 signatures so far

• Take urgent action to stop Human Trafficking
  Opened on Wednesday 21st April 2021
  32 signatures so far

• Place sex offenders who were convicted before 1997 on the sex offenders register
  Opened on Wednesday 21st April 2021
  2,516 signatures so far

• Take action to prevent illegal attempts to enter the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 21st April 2021
  940 signatures so far

• Lower or abolish the minimum income requirement for UK Family Visas
  Opened on Wednesday 21st April 2021
  200 signatures so far

• Abolish Police and Crime Commissioners
  Opened on Tuesday 20th April 2021
  101 signatures so far

• Extend coverage of the UK's Hong Kong Visa Scheme, devise BNO citizenship plan
  Opened on Tuesday 20th April 2021
  52 signatures so far

• Leave the 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol & revoke the Immigration Act
  Opened on Monday 19th April 2021
  12,148 signatures so far

• Amend rules on continuous residence for settled status for absences due to work
  Opened on Friday 16th April 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Give 16 year olds an I.D card Instead of using a birth certificate/passport.
  Opened on Thursday 15th April 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Remove police powers on removing encampments from the Police and Crime Bill
  Opened on Thursday 15th April 2021
  52 signatures so far

• Give all children born in the UK after 1 Jan 1983 rights to British citizenship
  Opened on Thursday 15th April 2021
  43 signatures so far

• Register sex offenders for life
  Opened on Wednesday 14th April 2021
  48 signatures so far

• Fund increased enforcement of road traffic offences by cyclists
  Opened on Wednesday 14th April 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Initiate a refugee program for persecuted health workers in Myanmar
  Opened on Wednesday 14th April 2021
  55 signatures so far

• Allow the public to vote on the legalisation of cannabis
  Opened on Wednesday 14th April 2021
  441 signatures so far

• Tougher Laws/Penalties to tackle theft of Catalytic Converters
  Opened on Wednesday 14th April 2021
  1,281 signatures so far

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