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 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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• Launch a national public awareness campaign about knife crime
  Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
  100 signatures

• Remove requirements to undertake new training when renewing an SIA licence
  Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
  52 signatures

• Create a law to regulate the way used catalytic-converters are sold as scrap.
  Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
  205 signatures

• Remove travel restrictions during visa processing for UK based applicants.
  Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
  206 signatures

• Let international music students earn money by performing during their studies.
  Open from Friday 11th February 2022 to Thursday 11th August 2022
  83 signatures

• Grant amnesty for all asylum seekers waiting for more than 3 years
  Open from Thursday 10th February 2022 to Wednesday 10th August 2022
  23 signatures

• Set up a pilot Drug Consumption Room to establish the benefits of DCR’s.
  Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
  73 signatures

• Require all Home Office allowed appeals to be implemented within 8 weeks
  Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
  30 signatures

• Make the discarding of syringes in a public place a specific criminal offence
  Open from Friday 4th February 2022 to Thursday 4th August 2022
  21 signatures

• Make Skilled Workers eligible for permanent residence after 3 years
  Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
  26 signatures

• Publish daily updates on the number of Channel crossings
  Open from Monday 31st January 2022 to Sunday 31st July 2022
  11,068 signatures

• Repeal Section 58 Terrorism Act 2000
  Open from Friday 28th January 2022 to Thursday 28th July 2022
  14 signatures

• Government to Give More Power to SFO to Investigate All Financial Institutions
  Open from Friday 28th January 2022 to Thursday 28th July 2022
  14 signatures

• Allow victims of domestic abuse to apply for ILR from outside the UK
  Open from Tuesday 25th January 2022 to Monday 25th July 2022
  284 signatures

• Extend Skilled Worker visas to non-managerial hospitality workers
  Open from Monday 24th January 2022 to Sunday 24th July 2022
  295 signatures

• Fund free access to the 1921 census in all public libraries
  Open from Friday 14th January 2022 to Thursday 14th July 2022
  42 signatures

• Allow the letter X instead of M or F in the sex field on passports
  Open from Monday 10th January 2022 to Sunday 10th July 2022
  266 signatures

• Set a time limit for decisions on EUSS applications.
  Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
  85 signatures

• Extend passports due to Covid
  Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
  20 signatures

• Reduce Indefinite leave to remain fees from £2389 to £243 for Health workers
  Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
  34,392 signatures

• Reinstate the 14 years rule for entitlement to indefinite leave to remain
  Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
  237 signatures

• Allow those with 5 years ICT visa to apply for ILR
  Open from Friday 31st December 2021 to Thursday 30th June 2022
  6,962 signatures

• Do not make residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle an offence
  Open from Thursday 30th December 2021 to Thursday 30th June 2022
  54 signatures

• Increase 999 service funding and set response time targets
  Open from Wednesday 29th December 2021 to Wednesday 29th June 2022
  24 signatures

• Introduce new metal detector requirements for city centre venues
  Open from Thursday 23rd December 2021 to Thursday 23rd June 2022
  245 signatures

• Leave the 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol & revoke the Immigration Act
  Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
  646 signatures

• Legalise, Regulate and Tax all Recreational Drugs
  Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
  47 signatures

• Make Service In Armed Forces An Automatic Route To Full British Citizenship.
  Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
  611 signatures

• Extend the Football (Offences) Act to cover all women's football games
  Open from Friday 17th December 2021 to Friday 17th June 2022
  196 signatures

• Ban full face coverings being worn in public
  Open from Thursday 16th December 2021 to Thursday 16th June 2022
  183 signatures

• Automatically remove passports for people found guilty of child sexual offences
  Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
  2,864 signatures

• Fund legal representation for Windrush compensation scheme claimants
  Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
  31 signatures

• Open the Afghan citizens' resettlement scheme
  Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
  21 signatures

• Minimum sentences and mandatory licensing for carrying a knife
  Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
  3,770 signatures

• Ban all animal experiments & redirect Government funding to human-based research
  Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
  51,474 signatures

• Create a fund for enforcement of road traffic offences by cyclists and scooters
  Open from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Wednesday 8th June 2022
  52 signatures

• Extend the new dog abduction theft offence to cover cats and all kept animals
  Open from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Wednesday 8th June 2022
  16,006 signatures

• Give foreign nationals who served in the Armed Forces rights to remain in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Wednesday 8th June 2022
  272 signatures

• Ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention
  Open from Friday 3rd December 2021 to Friday 3rd June 2022
  79 signatures

• Take action to tackle illegal crossings over the Channel
  Open from Wednesday 1st December 2021 to Wednesday 1st June 2022
  3,886 signatures

• Make it easier to end parental responsibility of absent parents
  Open from Tuesday 30th November 2021 to Monday 30th May 2022
  39 signatures

• Implement reforms to deal with illegal immigration
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  655 signatures

• Create a national document checking service, to prevent loss in the post
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  2,812 signatures

• Remove Clause 9 from the Nationality and Borders Bill
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  327,103 signatures

• Fund research into cannabis and review restrictions on production, sale and use
  Open from Friday 26th November 2021 to Thursday 26th May 2022
  160 signatures

• Deport all foreign and dual nationals convicted of any crime in the UK
  Open from Thursday 25th November 2021 to Wednesday 25th May 2022
  539 signatures

• Increase Minimum Sentence for Assaulting Emergency Workers to Two Years Prison
  Open from Thursday 25th November 2021 to Wednesday 25th May 2022
  138 signatures

• Do not remove anyone's British citizenship
  Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
  514 signatures

• Review powers for tackling obstructive protesters and their organisers
  Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
  36 signatures

• Allow nurses to apply for the Health and Care Worker Visa in-country
  Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
  80 signatures

• Make vaccination against COVID-19 a condition of deployment for police officers
  Open from Tuesday 23rd November 2021 to Monday 23rd May 2022
  19 signatures

• Make those who have paid class 1 NI for 5 years eligible for ILR
  Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
  16 signatures

• Remove the Immigration Skill Charge for jobs on the Shortage Occupation list
  Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
  57 signatures

• Give Asylum Seekers right to work 4 weeks after arrival in UK
  Open from Friday 19th November 2021 to Thursday 19th May 2022
  24 signatures

• Widen access to Child Sex Offenders Disclosure Scheme to partners
  Open from Friday 19th November 2021 to Thursday 19th May 2022
  310 signatures

• Make spiking by injection a specific criminal offence
  Open from Thursday 18th November 2021 to Wednesday 18th May 2022
  103 signatures

• Reduce UK citizenship fees to £372
  Open from Thursday 18th November 2021 to Wednesday 18th May 2022
  300 signatures

• Fund increased police numbers in England and Wales
  Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
  327 signatures

• Prohibit convicted sex offenders changing their name or using social media
  Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
  641 signatures

• Take action to make entering the UK illegally extremely unattractive for adults
  Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
  8,790 signatures

• Allow visa-free travel for Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens 90 days

• Allow visa-free travel for Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens 90 days
  Open from Thursday 11th November 2021 to Wednesday 11th May 2022
  12 signatures

• Hold a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Bradford, West Yorkshire
  Open from Wednesday 10th November 2021 to Tuesday 10th May 2022
  76 signatures

• Require all ships in UK ports to be inspected for compliance with MLC 2006
  Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
  31 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for nightclubs to search guests with x-ray scanners
  Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
  17 signatures

• Make it mandatory for all clubs to provide drug tests for drinks
  Open from Wednesday 3rd November 2021 to Tuesday 3rd May 2022
  30 signatures

• Require all pubs and clubs to use hand held metal detectors to search guests
  Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
  50 signatures

• Ease immigration rules for construction workers to mitigate impact of Brexit
  Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
  1,486 signatures

• Two year minimum custodial sentence for 16 yrs + carrying a knife
  Open from Thursday 28th October 2021 to Thursday 28th April 2022
  37 signatures

• DBS to show all cautions and warnings related to Domestic Violence and stalking.
  Open from Tuesday 26th October 2021 to Tuesday 26th April 2022
  547 signatures

• Require all SIA licence holders to complete any new training standards
  Open from Tuesday 26th October 2021 to Tuesday 26th April 2022
  14 signatures

• Make drink spiking a specific, notifiable criminal offence
  Open from Monday 25th October 2021 to Monday 25th April 2022
  2,268 signatures

• Give people the right to make a phone call before arrest
  Open from Friday 22nd October 2021 to Friday 22nd April 2022
  249 signatures

• Give undocumented migrants the right to work and open a UK bank account.
  Open from Thursday 21st October 2021 to Thursday 21st April 2022
  20 signatures

• Make Male Genital Mutilation (Circumcision) an offence unless medically required
  Open from Monday 18th October 2021 to Monday 18th April 2022
  2,592 signatures

• Add Sinopharm Vaccine to the list of approved vaccinations for travel
  Open from Monday 18th October 2021 to Monday 18th April 2022
  49 signatures

• Ensure when police officers are off duty that hand in warrant cards, handcuffs
  Open from Friday 15th October 2021 to Friday 15th April 2022
  16 signatures

• Make the sex offenders list become public records for viewing
  Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
  80 signatures

• Revise the UK citizenship test to ensure it supports meaningful integration
  Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
  74 signatures

• Require a uniformed police officer be present for arrest or detention
  Open from Wednesday 13th October 2021 to Wednesday 13th April 2022
  177 signatures

• Change Cannabis, Cannabinol & Cannabinol derivatives to Class C
  Open from Wednesday 13th October 2021 to Wednesday 13th April 2022
  117 signatures

• Fund and implement independent psychoanalytical testing for all police
  Open from Wednesday 13th October 2021 to Wednesday 13th April 2022
  43 signatures

• Establish a specialist police force to protect the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
  17 signatures

• Legalise cannabis for recreational and medicinal use
  Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
  1,864 signatures

• Create short-term visas for skilled abattoir workers to meet labour shortages
  Open from Monday 11th October 2021 to Monday 11th April 2022
  1,530 signatures

• Require two or more police officers to be present to make an arrest
  Open from Friday 8th October 2021 to Friday 8th April 2022
  17 signatures

• Make possessing "date rape" drugs an offence with a mandatory 10-year sentence
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  115 signatures

• Require a female police officer to be present when a woman is arrested
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  77 signatures

• Make misogyny a hate crime.
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  436 signatures

• Scrap the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill
  Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
  499 signatures

• Make it a specific criminal offence to supply drugs to children under 16
  Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
  10,275 signatures

• Make it illegal for a lone police officer to arrest an unaccompanied woman
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  110 signatures

• Review arrangements for off duty police officers to hold warrant cards
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  27 signatures

• Grant pre-settled status to all those who applied before 30 June 2021.
  Open from Thursday 30th September 2021 to Wednesday 30th March 2022
  51 signatures

• Make it legal to carry self defence products such as pepper spray in the UK.

• Make it legal to carry self defence products such as pepper spray in the UK.
  Open from Thursday 30th September 2021 to Wednesday 30th March 2022
  152 signatures

• Allow citizens of Colombia to travel to the UK visa free for tourism
  Open from Wednesday 22nd September 2021 to Tuesday 22nd March 2022
  21 signatures

• Fund free drink spiking test kits for all bars
  Open from Tuesday 21st September 2021 to Monday 21st March 2022
  16,535 signatures

• Prioritise visa applications awaiting decision for more than 6 months
  Open from Tuesday 21st September 2021 to Monday 21st March 2022
  2,166 signatures

• Referendum on reducing net migration and refugee numbers
  Open from Monday 20th September 2021 to Sunday 20th March 2022
  2,740 signatures

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