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.
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Ministers
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
Impose mandatory 10-year custodial sentences for all child sexual abuse offences
Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
7,162 signatures
Remove anti-protest measures from the Public Order Bill
Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
7,111 signatures
Allow parents over age of 65 to join British Citizens, as adult dependents.
Open from Wednesday 3rd June 2020 to Thursday 3rd December 2020
7,068 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
Indefinite Leave to Remain for NHS Staff
Open from Wednesday 15th April 2020 to Thursday 15th October 2020
6,834 signatures
Automatically grant emergency visas to those seeking an abortion in the UK
Open from Wednesday 11th May 2022 to Friday 25th November 2022
6,828 signatures
Review the use of force against BAME people by the police
Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
6,528 signatures
Introduce mandatory minimum sentences for possession of a knife
Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
6,250 signatures so far
Grant full UK citizenship rights to Commonwealth Armed Forces Veterans
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
6,192 signatures
Restrict police powers under the Dangerous Dogs Act
Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
6,183 signatures
Make Post Study Work Visa Count Towards Settlement
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
6,116 signatures
The British government should set a net migration cap at 10,000 a year.
Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
5,889 signatures
Make Indefinite Leave to Remain available to anyone resident in UK for 10 years
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
5,172 signatures
Provide funds from Proceeds of Crime Act to police charities and not-for-profits
Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
5,036 signatures so far
Extend EU Citizens' Deadline to Apply for UK (Pre-) Settled Status till 2023
Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
4,830 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
Allow police forces to release body cam footage to Mass Media and Social Media.
Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
4,618 signatures
Legalize cannabis for recreational and medical use
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
4,433 signatures
Legalise Cannabis for recreational and medicinal purposes
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
4,431 signatures
Ban carrying all knives regardless of length in public and increase sentences
Opened on Thursday 2nd May 2024
4,267 signatures so far
Make reporting false allegations of sexual offences a specific criminal offence
Open from Thursday 1st December 2022 to Thursday 1st June 2023
4,263 signatures
Create a dedicated Minister for Knife Crime Prevention
Open from Monday 19th June 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023
4,071 signatures
Add SIA licenced security staff to the Assaults on Emergency Workers’ Act 2018
Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
4,046 signatures
Take action to address the problem of illegal attempts to reach the UK
Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
4,014 signatures
Withdraw from the 1951 Refugee Convention to deter illegal attempts to enter UK
Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
3,958 signatures
After massive population growth, it's time to stop all immigration into the UK.
Open from Tuesday 8th November 2022 to Monday 8th May 2023
3,946 signatures
Extend Youth Mobility Scheme visas to cover for time lost during COVID pandemic
Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
3,913 signatures
Take action to tackle illegal crossings over the Channel
Open from Wednesday 1st December 2021 to Wednesday 1st June 2022
3,887 signatures
Allow those with 5 years ICT visa and 2 years skilled work visa to apply for ILR
Open from Monday 23rd August 2021 to Wednesday 23rd February 2022
3,830 signatures
Minimum sentences and mandatory licensing for carrying a knife
Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
3,771 signatures
Abandon plans to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Open from Monday 7th August 2023 to Wednesday 7th February 2024
3,698 signatures
Create a new medal for police injured on duty and discharged from the service.
Open from Wednesday 27th September 2023 to Wednesday 27th March 2024
3,620 signatures
Windrush Scandal – Increase levels & speed of compensation
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
3,599 signatures
Restore the concept of Free Speech and abolish hate speech laws.
Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
3,594 signatures
Allow European school visits to UK with only ID cards and a List of Travellers
Open from Tuesday 8th June 2021 to Wednesday 8th December 2021
3,571 signatures
Make the Life in the UK test questions more relevant to actual life in the UK.
Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
3,511 signatures
Introduce laws like the German Strafgesetzbuch section 86a to ban Nazi symbols
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
3,431 signatures
Allow Jamaican Nationals To Visit, Study & Work In The UK without a Visa.
Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
3,355 signatures
Allow for a gender neutral option on a passport, such as an "X"
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
3,321 signatures
Increase staffing to reduce waiting times for Asylum seeker claims
Open from Thursday 10th November 2022 to Wednesday 10th May 2023
3,306 signatures
Place sex offenders who were convicted before 1997 on the sex offenders register
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
3,295 signatures
Home Office to offer one year visa extensions without applications being made.
Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
3,184 signatures
Mandatory three-month prison sentence for damage to war memorials or statues
Open from Thursday 3rd November 2022 to Wednesday 3rd May 2023
3,177 signatures
Minimum 5-year sentence for knife possession and 10-years for use of a knife
Open from Wednesday 25th August 2021 to Friday 25th February 2022
3,158 signatures
Create a 'Homes for Palestine' scheme so Palestinians can seek safety in the UK
Open from Monday 23rd October 2023 to Tuesday 23rd April 2024
3,106 signatures
Make calling for Jihad a specific terrorist offence
Opened on Wednesday 15th November 2023
3,099 signatures so far
Cancel increase to minimum income requirement for Skilled Worker and Family visa
Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
3,091 signatures so far
Allow parents of NHS workers to come to the UK as their dependents.
Open from Monday 13th July 2020 to Wednesday 13th January 2021
2,955 signatures
Give the police back their right to go on strike
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
2,923 signatures
Allow disabled people to recruit live-in carers via Health and Care Worker visas
Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
2,916 signatures
Seek to agree a Touring Music Visa Scheme with the EU
Opened on Tuesday 9th April 2024
2,906 signatures so far
Automatically remove passports for people found guilty of child sexual offences
Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
2,863 signatures
Record PTSD and suicide for serving and retired police officers
Open from Monday 26th July 2021 to Wednesday 26th January 2022
2,834 signatures
Take action to prevent illegal attempts to enter the UK
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
2,830 signatures
Ban the use of strip search in schools
Open from Tuesday 22nd March 2022 to Thursday 6th October 2022
2,829 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
Exempt international students from increased wage rules for Skilled Worker visas
Opened on Tuesday 9th January 2024
2,799 signatures so far
A law prohibiting the placement of illegal migrants within 3 miles of a school
Opened on Monday 13th November 2023
2,766 signatures so far
Referendum on reducing net migration and refugee numbers
Open from Monday 20th September 2021 to Sunday 20th March 2022
2,741 signatures
Include time awaiting asylum decision in 5-year qualifying period for ILR
Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
2,679 signatures
Stop the Illegal Migration Bill
Open from Friday 10th March 2023 to Sunday 10th September 2023
2,676 signatures
Make it unlawful to wear full face coverings in public
Open from Tuesday 14th March 2023 to Thursday 14th September 2023
2,671 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
Review handling of rape cases and seek to increase prosecutions
Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
2,539 signatures
Make time in the UK on an ICT visa count towards eligibility for ILR
Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
2,451 signatures
Close the Borders of the United Kingdom to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus.
Open from Wednesday 15th April 2020 to Thursday 15th October 2020
2,433 signatures
Review and reform Public Space Protection Orders
Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
2,396 signatures
Make drink spiking a specific, notifiable criminal offence
Open from Monday 25th October 2021 to Monday 25th April 2022
2,268 signatures
Change Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in law to Female Genital Cutting (FGC)
Open from Thursday 24th February 2022 to Wednesday 24th August 2022
2,190 signatures
Legalise medical and recreational cannabis in the UK
Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
2,188 signatures
Exclude overtime and bonuses from income to calculate child maintenance payment
Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
2,178 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
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
Hold a public inquiry into historic Child Sexual Exploitation in Blackpool
Open from Friday 4th November 2022 to Thursday 4th May 2023
2,104 signatures
Change the law so that possession of a catapult in public becomes an offence
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
2,091 signatures
Grant rights to reside to all Afghans in the UK
Open from Thursday 9th September 2021 to Wednesday 9th March 2022
2,080 signatures
Relax immigration rules to enable the UK hospitality industry to recover
Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
2,079 signatures
Legalise cannabis and expunge previous convictions for possession
Open from Tuesday 30th May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
2,060 signatures
Create a scheme for orphaned children from Palestine/Israel to be adopted
Open from Monday 6th November 2023 to Monday 6th May 2024
2,033 signatures
Create a specific offence of stirring up hatred on grounds of Gender Identity
Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
2,024 signatures
Make breaching Child Arrangement Orders a criminal offence enforceable by police
Open from Monday 6th July 2020 to Wednesday 6th January 2021
1,993 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
Sol’s Law – Create a new offence and tougher penalties for attacking animals.
Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
1,967 signatures
Extend visas for 3 more years for business applications under the Turkish ECAA.
Open from Friday 3rd April 2020 to Saturday 3rd October 2020
1,897 signatures
Ban wearing balaclavas in public
Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
1,886 signatures
Legalise cannabis for recreational and medicinal use
Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
1,864 signatures
Hold a public inquiry into visa arrangements for Ukrainian refugees
Open from Thursday 21st April 2022 to Friday 4th November 2022
1,862 signatures
Negotiate for Associate EU Citizenship for those who wish to keep EU rights
Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
1,851 signatures
Require police disclose & allow reported Non-Crime Hate Incidents be challenged
Open from Tuesday 7th September 2021 to Monday 7th March 2022
1,832 signatures
Change the spouse visa eligibility requirements and application process
Open from Monday 28th March 2022 to Wednesday 12th October 2022
1,799 signatures
Introduce mandatory Identity Cards
Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
1,782 signatures
Change the law so unmarried, deceased father's name can go on birth certificate
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
1,721 signatures
Make use of a Slingshot or Catapult illegal
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
1,679 signatures
Make indecent exposure an offence regardless of intent
Open from Monday 13th March 2023 to Wednesday 13th September 2023
1,630 signatures
Make bullying a specific criminal offence
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
1,625 signatures
Reduce fees for Indefinite Leave to Remain & make the health surcharge a one-off
Open from Wednesday 16th June 2021 to Thursday 16th December 2021
1,616 signatures
Pass emergency legislation to block challenges to implementation of Rwanda plan
Open from Tuesday 10th May 2022 to Thursday 24th November 2022
1,538 signatures
Fund support schemes for survivors of Child Sex Abuse
Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
1,530 signatures
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