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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• Change the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limit from 0.08 to 0.02
  Open from Thursday 7th September 2023 to Thursday 7th March 2024
  24 signatures

• Provide Ukrainian refugees with settled status to enable a stable life in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 5th September 2023 to Tuesday 5th March 2024
  36,721 signatures

• Provide funding for additional policing of road traffic offences
  Open from Wednesday 30th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  27 signatures

• Grant home fee status and eligibility for student loans to BNO visa holders
  Open from Wednesday 30th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  701 signatures

• Prohibit the filming of people in the workplace without consent
  Open from Tuesday 29th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  44 signatures

• Create dedicated section for UK passport holders at arrival in UK airports
  Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
  26 signatures

• Review timescales for disclosing custodial sentences through DBS
  Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
  18 signatures

• Make customer service agents in energy eligible for Skilled Worker visas
  Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
  40 signatures

• Remove appeal and judicial review rights for all immigration and asylum cases
  Open from Wednesday 23rd August 2023 to Friday 23rd February 2024
  257 signatures

• Seek to use uninhabited British Island to process asylum seekers
  Open from Monday 14th August 2023 to Wednesday 14th February 2024
  75 signatures

• Automatically make the homeless with diabetes a priority for housing
  Open from Friday 11th August 2023 to Sunday 11th February 2024
  58 signatures

• House all asylum seekers who entered the UK illegally in basic accommodation
  Open from Friday 11th August 2023 to Sunday 11th February 2024
  67 signatures

• Increase the additional hours that migrants on Skilled Worker Visas can work
  Open from Thursday 10th August 2023 to Saturday 10th February 2024
  24 signatures

• Continue ILR clock when switching between qualifying visas
  Open from Wednesday 9th August 2023 to Friday 9th February 2024
  522 signatures

• Abandon plans to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda.
  Open from Monday 7th August 2023 to Wednesday 7th February 2024
  3,698 signatures

• Make it illegal to be naked in a public place
  Open from Friday 4th August 2023 to Sunday 4th February 2024
  461 signatures

• Extend date for existing students to switch to Skilled Worker visa
  Open from Thursday 20th July 2023 to Saturday 20th January 2024
  15,579 signatures

• Ban sale of all sharply pointed kitchen knives
  Open from Wednesday 19th July 2023 to Friday 19th January 2024
  49 signatures

• Allow Skilled Worker Visa holders to get an 'Open Work Visa' after two years
  Open from Wednesday 19th July 2023 to Friday 19th January 2024
  2,109 signatures

• Don't increase immigration fees for NHS workers
  Open from Wednesday 19th July 2023 to Friday 19th January 2024
  125 signatures

• Investigate the legality of pushing back boats seeking to enter the UK illegally
  Open from Monday 17th July 2023 to Wednesday 17th January 2024
  827 signatures

• Allow BN(O) holders to use e-gates at passport control
  Open from Friday 14th July 2023 to Sunday 14th January 2024
  11,434 signatures

• Urgent amnesty for undocumented migrants living in the UK for 5+ years
  Open from Wednesday 12th July 2023 to Friday 12th January 2024
  124 signatures

• Add a Bank Holiday commemorating the Windrush Generation
  Open from Wednesday 12th July 2023 to Friday 12th January 2024
  29 signatures

• Amend Sec 10A of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 to include Christian marriages
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  18 signatures

• Full legalisation and taxation of cannabis for medical and recreation use
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  600 signatures

• Allow trans and nonbinary people to legally change their date of birth
  Open from Friday 7th July 2023 to Sunday 7th January 2024
  28 signatures

• Allow siblings of EU citizens resident in the UK to access the Settlement Scheme
  Open from Thursday 6th July 2023 to Saturday 6th January 2024
  33 signatures

• Make it illegal to knock on doors to preach and attempt to convert to a religion
  Open from Wednesday 5th July 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024
  82 signatures

• Hold a referendum on whether to make photo identity cards compulsory in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 5th July 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024
  276 signatures

• Send all asylum seekers to a third country or their home country
  Open from Wednesday 5th July 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024
  1,991 signatures

• Recognise the status of 'Climate Refugee' in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 5th July 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024
  778 signatures

• Create safe routes for Iranians to apply for asylum in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 4th July 2023 to Thursday 4th January 2024
  154 signatures

• Create new rights to use guns for defence on private property
  Open from Monday 3rd July 2023 to Wednesday 3rd January 2024
  61 signatures

• Allow on-site drug testing at festivals without a licence or permanent structure
  Open from Monday 3rd July 2023 to Wednesday 3rd January 2024
  30 signatures

• Enable people to find out if housemates have a record of violence
  Open from Friday 30th June 2023 to Saturday 30th December 2023
  373 signatures

• Make burning the Pride Flag an offence with a ban on public office for offenders
  Open from Wednesday 28th June 2023 to Thursday 28th December 2023
  141 signatures

• Require annual mental health evaluations for police officers
  Open from Thursday 22nd June 2023 to Friday 22nd December 2023
  107 signatures

• Help EVERYONE identify signs of child abuse, neglect and know what to do next
  Open from Tuesday 20th June 2023 to Wednesday 20th December 2023
  104 signatures

• Establish a British Volunteer Guard
  Open from Monday 19th June 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023
  1,292 signatures

• Create a dedicated Minister for Knife Crime Prevention
  Open from Monday 19th June 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023
  4,071 signatures

• Require police carry tranquilizer guns and ban use of police firearms on animals
  Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
  10,129 signatures

• Introduce specific restrictions on displaying swastikas and other Nazi symbols
  Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
  121 signatures

• Urge the United Nations to provide search and rescue teams to Ukraine urgently
  Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
  1,273 signatures

• Extend family visas to all parents of British citizens
  Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
  47 signatures

• Create a Privacy Council to educate and improve privacy in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 7th June 2023 to Thursday 7th December 2023
  22 signatures

• Lower B1 Level English Requirement to A2 Level for Skilled Worker Visa
  Open from Tuesday 6th June 2023 to Wednesday 6th December 2023
  257 signatures

• Allow international students and those with graduate visas to bring dependents
  Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
  83 signatures

• Allow biometric residence permit (BRP) holders to use eGates at passport control
  Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
  504 signatures

• Devolve immigration powers for refugees to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  268 signatures

• Make intentionally spreading misinformation a criminal offence
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  94 signatures

• Legalise cannabis and expunge previous convictions for possession
  Open from Tuesday 30th May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
  2,060 signatures

• Stop emergency services using sirens while passing a funeral procession
  Open from Monday 22nd May 2023 to Wednesday 22nd November 2023
  22 signatures

• Make tool theft a specific criminal offence with tougher penalties
  Open from Thursday 18th May 2023 to Saturday 18th November 2023
  212 signatures

• Waive visa fees for Ukrainian nationals
  Open from Tuesday 16th May 2023 to Thursday 16th November 2023
  55 signatures

• Withdraw from the UN Global Compact for Migration
  Open from Wednesday 10th May 2023 to Friday 10th November 2023
  817 signatures

• Make altering property borders without consent a specific criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 3rd May 2023 to Friday 3rd November 2023
  16 signatures

• Evacuate Sudanese nationals whose travel documents are held by the UK Government
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  76 signatures

• Introduce higher maximum sentences for possession of more dangerous knives
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  29 signatures

• Reinstate carrying forward time left on passports during renewal
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  60 signatures

• 5-year prison sentences and communications restrictions for child sex offenders
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  164 signatures

• Stop housing asylum seekers in tourist towns
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  65 signatures

• Create a Sudanese Family Scheme visa for Sudanese people affected by war
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  29,033 signatures

• Require deletion of police records where investigation was due to mental illness
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  139 signatures

• Require individuals proselytizing to display proof of criminal record check
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  25 signatures

• Make foreign NHS nurses and their family eligible for citizenship after 5 years
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  1,473 signatures

• Create a mechanism to ban protests in specific areas at certain times
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  24 signatures

• Let asylum seekers work in Climate Change Adaptation & Regenerative Agriculture
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  34 signatures

• Allow Healthcare Workers on skilled worker visas to work for any employer
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  11,829 signatures

• Minimum 15-year sentence for all child sexual offences
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  602 signatures

• Require the dismissal of police officers found guilty of a criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  588 signatures

• Make time spent on other work visa categories to count towards ILR in 5 years
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  392 signatures

• Repeal the Vagrancy Act (1824)
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  42 signatures

• Urgent review into the protection of unborn children in domestic violence cases
  Open from Monday 24th April 2023 to Tuesday 24th October 2023
  166 signatures

• Allow people to keep hand guns for home defence in Great Britain
  Open from Friday 21st April 2023 to Saturday 21st October 2023
  91 signatures

• Impose minimum sentences for first offence of possession of a knife
  Open from Friday 21st April 2023 to Saturday 21st October 2023
  776 signatures

• Ban cyclists from wearing balaclavas without a genuine reason
  Open from Wednesday 19th April 2023 to Thursday 19th October 2023
  67 signatures

• Allow convictions for rape and sexual assault if defendant cannot prove consent

• Allow convictions for rape and sexual assault if defendant cannot prove consent
  Open from Tuesday 18th April 2023 to Wednesday 18th October 2023
  31 signatures

• Review police handling of cases involving vulnerable suspects
  Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
  128 signatures

• Allow Serbian citizens to visit the UK for up to 90 days without a visa
  Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
  13,101 signatures

• Do not house asylum seekers on ships with free access to the mainland
  Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
  7,609 signatures

• Offer asylum to all LGBTQ+ Ugandans facing persecution in Uganda
  Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
  343 signatures

• Make chanting about tragedies and death at a football match a criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  17,922 signatures

• Travel ban on Ugandan MPs and clergy who supported Anti-Homosexuality Bill
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  4,793 signatures

• Introduce 'Grow Your Own' Laws for Legal Medical Cannabis Patients (CBPM)
  Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
  12,648 signatures

• Commission a review of all Police Forces in England and Wales
  Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
  51 signatures

• Remove age and time restrictions on working visas for Australian/NZ nationals
  Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
  983 signatures

• Ban under 18s being stopped and searched without parental consent
  Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
  690 signatures

• Create absolute rights to personal defence including carrying and using firearms
  Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
  234 signatures

• Remove additional work restrictions for those on visas
  Open from Friday 31st March 2023 to Saturday 30th September 2023
  89 signatures

• Fund aftercare in sexual offence cases where there is no conviction
  Open from Thursday 30th March 2023 to Saturday 30th September 2023
  52 signatures

• Scrap Police and Crime Commissioners
  Open from Thursday 30th March 2023 to Saturday 30th September 2023
  33 signatures

• Make forced adoption illegal
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  160 signatures

• Give retained firefighters the right to have lights/sirens on personal vehicle
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  19 signatures

• Review handling of legal proceedings involving victims of domestic abuse
  Open from Tuesday 28th March 2023 to Thursday 28th September 2023
  84 signatures

• Introduce visa ban on anyone linked to human rights violations in Pakistan
  Open from Tuesday 28th March 2023 to Thursday 28th September 2023
  77 signatures

• Mandatory 5-Year Sentence for Possession of a Knife or Other Weapon
  Open from Monday 27th March 2023 to Wednesday 27th September 2023
  270 signatures

• Seek visa-free travel to Europe for BRP holders
  Open from Monday 27th March 2023 to Wednesday 27th September 2023
  25,639 signatures

• Allow people who came to the UK as international students to apply for ILR
  Open from Thursday 23rd March 2023 to Saturday 23rd September 2023
  74 signatures

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