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 28 agencies and public bodies.

Website

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

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP
  Secretary of State for the Home Department
• The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Security)
• The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Immigration)
• The Rt Hon Chris Philp MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire)
• Sarah Dines MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding)
• Lord Murray of Blidworth
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lords Minister)
• Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Petitions linked to this department

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• Give carers of disabled children a right to workplace adjustments
  Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
  16 signatures so far

• Seek agreement with the Falklands to process illegal migrants there
  Opened on Thursday 18th April 2024
  19 signatures so far

• Abolish the role of Police and Crime Commissioner in England and Wales
  Opened on Wednesday 17th April 2024
  19 signatures so far

• Make it an offence for owners of dogs that attack not to exchange personal info
  Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
  28 signatures so far

• Require lifetime on sex offenders register for any sexual offence
  Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
  12 signatures so far

• Fund a pay rise for police officers, in line with national minimum wage increase
  Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
  17 signatures so far

• Do not create a special visa/settlement scheme for individuals from Gaza
  Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
  29 signatures so far

• Count time on a Graduate visa for ILR applications by Skilled Workers
  Opened on Friday 12th April 2024
  44 signatures so far

• Seek to agree a Touring Music Visa Scheme with the EU
  Opened on Tuesday 9th April 2024
  2,819 signatures so far

• Take action to pressure Russia and support refugees over anti-LGBTQ+ measures
  Opened on Tuesday 9th April 2024
  16 signatures so far

• Issue document confirming right to work for leave extended under Section 3C
  Opened on Tuesday 9th April 2024
  9 signatures so far

• Ban bail for those accused or convicted of domestic violence
  Opened on Monday 8th April 2024
  193 signatures so far

• Launch a public inquiry into treatment of cases relating to missing Black people
  Opened on Friday 5th April 2024
  23 signatures so far

• Prevent loss of severe disability premium for pensioners with carers
  Opened on Friday 5th April 2024
  16 signatures so far

• Do Not Push Forward with New Offences relating to Begging and Rough Sleeping
  Opened on Friday 5th April 2024
  756 signatures so far

• Review provision of injury awards under the Police Pensions Regulations 2006
  Opened on Friday 5th April 2024
  88 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of used power tools at car boot sales and markets
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd April 2024
  29,656 signatures so far

• Create a Sudanese Family Scheme visa for Sudanese people affected by war
  Opened on Wednesday 27th March 2024
  28 signatures so far

• Make it a specific offence to buy or display flags/symbols of terror groups
  Opened on Tuesday 26th March 2024
  285 signatures so far

• Conduct review of issues experienced by Health and Care visa holders
  Opened on Monday 25th March 2024
  45 signatures so far

• Prohibit people found guilty of child sexual offences from leaving the country
  Opened on Monday 25th March 2024
  16 signatures so far

• Add languages to the UK Shortage Occupation List for Skilled Worker visa
  Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
  21 signatures so far

• Allow people to stay in the UK if their employer’s sponsor license is withdrawn
  Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
  16,491 signatures so far

• Abolish Prevent Strategy
  Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
  19 signatures so far

• Give British Nationals (Overseas) immediate entitlement to British citizenship
  Opened on Monday 18th March 2024
  9,380 signatures so far

• Legalize Psilocybin Mushrooms
  Opened on Monday 18th March 2024
  48 signatures so far

• Make it a legal requirement for registered sex offenders to notify neighbours
  Opened on Monday 18th March 2024
  20 signatures so far

• Review police training around personality disorders, autism and adhd
  Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
  121 signatures so far

• Require AI companies to prevent creation of explicit images of children
  Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
  25 signatures so far

• Refund the immigration health surcharge (IHS) to people paying UK income tax
  Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
  77 signatures so far

• Ban organisations from asking for a title (e.g. Miss, Mrs, Ms, Master and Mr)
  Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
  21 signatures so far

• Reform need for reasonable grounds to stop and search people concealing identity
  Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
  52 signatures so far

• Ban full-face coverings in public
  Opened on Tuesday 5th March 2024
  813 signatures so far

• Change of faith since arriving in UK not to be considered on asylum claims
  Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
  962 signatures so far

• Allow health workers with certificate of sponsorship to work for any employer
  Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
  184 signatures so far

• Ban attempting to religiously convert or “revert” a child without parent consent
  Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
  9,036 signatures so far

• Ease restrictions on sale, purchase and possession of Waxed Hexamine Tablets
  Opened on Friday 1st March 2024
  526 signatures so far

• Introduce mandatory life sentences for carrying a knife or other bladed weapon
  Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
  128 signatures so far

• Allow those already in the UK switching to care visa to bring dependants
  Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
  11,808 signatures so far

• Require dismissal of police for any misconduct and create new complaints body
  Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
  37 signatures so far

• Deport all asylum seekers found guilty of a criminal offence in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
  131 signatures so far

• Provide funds from Proceeds of Crime Act to police charities and not-for-profits
  Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
  4,708 signatures so far

• Review handling of reports of harassment against people with disabilities
  Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
  22 signatures so far

• Decriminalise possession of up to 1 gram of class A, B or C drugs
  Opened on Thursday 22nd February 2024
  34 signatures so far

• Create a database of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse
  Opened on Thursday 22nd February 2024
  539 signatures so far

• Do not introduce new offences relating to wearing face coverings at protests
  Opened on Wednesday 21st February 2024
  51 signatures so far

• Introduce an independent body to consider all complaints against the police
  Opened on Tuesday 20th February 2024
  57 signatures so far

• Give Ukrainians on humanitarian visas the right to apply for ILR
  Opened on Tuesday 20th February 2024
  407 signatures so far

• Fund more police resource to deal with student muggings, and stricter sentences
  Opened on Friday 16th February 2024
  116 signatures so far

• Review the extent to which police prioritise making streets safer
  Opened on Thursday 15th February 2024
  21 signatures so far

• Review police approach to welfare checks
  Opened on Thursday 15th February 2024
  60 signatures so far

• Any non-UK national who commits a crime in the UK to be detained and deported
  Opened on Thursday 15th February 2024
  474 signatures so far

• Grant British citizenship to all children of British citizens born abroad
  Opened on Wednesday 14th February 2024
  13 signatures so far

• Give the Home Secretary powers to block protests from going ahead
  Opened on Wednesday 14th February 2024
  131 signatures so far

• Ban all non-UK nationals with a criminal record from the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 14th February 2024
  78 signatures so far

• Revoke the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
  Opened on Monday 12th February 2024
  21 signatures so far

• Allow the public to own and carry guns for self-defence
  Opened on Monday 12th February 2024
  39 signatures so far

• Increase patrols in channel and stop Rwanda flights and payments to France
  Opened on Monday 12th February 2024
  33 signatures so far

• Hold a referendum on whether to cut net migration to 100,000 a year
  Opened on Monday 12th February 2024
  170 signatures so far

• Pause UK-India agreements due to policy on visas for those of Pakistani origin
  Opened on Friday 9th February 2024
  33 signatures so far

• Ban the production and sale of pointed knives
  Opened on Thursday 8th February 2024
  25 signatures so far

• Make misogyny a specific crime
  Opened on Tuesday 6th February 2024
  193 signatures so far

• Require skylights and pastel-coloured walls in all police holding cells
  Opened on Tuesday 6th February 2024
  17 signatures so far

• Increase sentences for child sexual abuse/grooming and expand disclosure scheme
  Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
  57 signatures so far

• Reduce 20 year long residence ILR rule to 10 years
  Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
  23 signatures so far

• Allow time on a Family Visa to count to 5-year ILR route for Skilled Workers
  Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
  86 signatures so far

• Exempt spouses with Settled Status from Life in the UK Test
  Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
  65 signatures so far

• Ban knives and increase minimum sentences for certain offences
  Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
  39 signatures so far

• Send all illegal immigrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda
  Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
  225 signatures so far

• Introduce mandatory minimum sentences for possession of a knife
  Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
  6,147 signatures so far

• Offer grants to legal migrants who want to leave the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
  19 signatures so far

• Reinstate burgundy as the colour used for British passports
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd January 2024
  68 signatures so far

• Ban the sale and importation of Zombie-style knives in the UK
  Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
  241 signatures so far

• Create a specific crime of trespassing on a construction site
  Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
  36 signatures so far

• Legalise cannabis for medical & recreational use.
  Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
  1,134 signatures so far

• Hold a referendum before passing legislation enabling the use of digital ID
  Opened on Tuesday 16th January 2024
  43 signatures so far

• Exempt couples who are already married from the new income requirements
  Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
  62 signatures so far

• Ensure boats seized for use in illegal crossings are donated where possible
  Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
  188 signatures so far

• Don’t increase the income requirement for family visas to £29,000 in Spring 2024
  Opened on Thursday 11th January 2024
  164 signatures so far

• Enable disqualification checks for persons charged under Animal Welfare Act 2006
  Opened on Wednesday 10th January 2024
  214 signatures so far

• Exempt international students from increased wage rules for Skilled Worker visas
  Opened on Tuesday 9th January 2024
  2,794 signatures so far

• Allow international students on part-time courses to take paid employment
  Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
  20 signatures so far

• Allow family of BN(O) nationals to get a British passport
  Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
  34 signatures so far

• Make parents liable for any damages caused by minor children
  Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
  608 signatures so far

• Make domestic abuse training mandatory for all social workers
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd January 2024
  706 signatures so far

• Health & Care visa workers to freely change sponsors/employers after 2 years
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
  203 signatures so far

• Require random drug testing for firearms holders and a ban for illegal drug use
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
  29 signatures so far

• Create a law to protect emergency workers from distress/harassment in dwellings
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
  250 signatures so far

• Exempt extensions from increase to income threshold for Skilled Workers Visa
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
  43 signatures so far

• Remove limit of 548 days outside of the UK for the 10 year route to settlement
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
  18 signatures so far

• Make being in a vehicle that fails to stop if required by the police an offence
  Opened on Friday 22nd December 2023
  25 signatures so far

• Remove entitlements of people who entered the UK illegally
  Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
  881 signatures so far

• Add the names of parents to children’s passports
  Opened on Wednesday 20th December 2023
  82 signatures so far

• Make the sale of catapults/ammunition and carrying catapults in public illegal
  Opened on Wednesday 20th December 2023
  10,757 signatures so far

• Lower salary threshold for sponsors of spouse visas returning from abroad
  Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
  47 signatures so far

• Fund free driving lessons for carers
  Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
  22 signatures so far

• Record and publish migration status statistics for crime in the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
  815 signatures so far

• Allow those under 26 and recent graduates to earn less for a Skilled Worker Visa
  Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
  95 signatures so far

• Exempt visa renewals from increase to income requirements for family visas
  Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
  49 signatures so far

• Review how mental health cases that come through 999 are dealt with
  Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
  46 signatures so far

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