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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• Extend Ukraine Family Scheme to all Ukrainians on UK work and student visas
  Open from Wednesday 16th March 2022 to Friday 30th September 2022
  261 signatures

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

• Require the use of body cameras and regular assessment for doorstaff/bouncers
  Open from Thursday 18th August 2022 to Saturday 4th March 2023
  260 signatures

• Ban full face coverings in public places
  Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
  260 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

• 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

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

• Extend travel exemptions for fully vaccinated to those receiving mixed vaccines
  Open from Monday 6th September 2021 to Sunday 6th March 2022
  250 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

• Allow Russian citizens to apply for UK work visas outside a country of residence
  Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
  248 signatures

• Public inquiry on the use of camera surveillance infrastructure in public places
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  247 signatures

• Mandatory life sentences for involvement in trafficking women & children for sex
  Open from Friday 20th October 2023 to Saturday 20th April 2024
  246 signatures

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

• Do not create offshore asylum centres
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  245 signatures

• Allow Ukrainians, Russians, Belarussians to extend tourist visas beyond 180 days
  Open from Thursday 10th March 2022 to Saturday 24th September 2022
  241 signatures

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

• Commission a review into police handling of allegations of spiking
  Open from Thursday 9th June 2022 to Friday 23rd December 2022
  240 signatures

• Offer asylum to Afghan citizens who worked with UK forces
  Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
  239 signatures

• Abolish the Immigration Health Surcharge
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  239 signatures

• Make it illegal to sell nitrous oxide to anyone under the age of 21

• 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

• Citizenship for all immigrant NHS and social care workers - Covid19
  Open from Wednesday 15th April 2020 to Thursday 15th October 2020
  236 signatures

• Ban Smacking in England
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  236 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

• Travel permit for emergencies to visa applicants whose visa is under review
  Open from Wednesday 21st July 2021 to Friday 21st January 2022
  230 signatures

• Review drink spiking and bring in provisions to protect people from spiking
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  230 signatures

• Require police officers to undergo enhanced DBS check before appointment
  Open from Monday 23rd January 2023 to Sunday 23rd July 2023
  229 signatures

• Reduce the Indefinite Leave to Remain fees
  Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
  229 signatures

• Provide at least £3,000 instead of £300 for granted refugees.
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  221 signatures

• Simplify Skilled Worker and Global Talent visa rules for Russian nationals
  Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
  219 signatures

• Ban the use of horses for crowd control
  Open from Thursday 18th June 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020
  218 signatures

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

• Grant Ukrainians, who have over-stayed their visas, leave to remain
  Open from Tuesday 1st March 2022 to Thursday 1st September 2022
  214 signatures

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

• Provide clarification on the new Graduate Route Visa
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  212 signatures

• Extend the Ukraine Family Scheme to non-Ukrainian nationals fleeing Ukraine
  Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
  211 signatures

• Make it illegal to have public protests on days of celebration and remembrance
  Opened on Monday 20th November 2023
  210 signatures so far

• Review how joint tenancies can be ended following domestic abuse.
  Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
  210 signatures

• Allow International Students to work on a self-employed basis
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  210 signatures

• Lower or abolish the minimum income requirement for UK Family Visas
  Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
  209 signatures

• Require all cemeteries to have CCTV
  Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
  208 signatures

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

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

• Run a public awareness campaign on the signs of domestic abuse
  Open from Tuesday 27th July 2021 to Thursday 27th January 2022
  206 signatures

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

• Include siblings and cousins in reunion rules for pre- and settled status
  Open from Wednesday 22nd June 2022 to Thursday 5th January 2023
  205 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

• Extend family visas for non-UK parents when health and social care paid by child
  Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
  203 signatures

• Make it easier to register the birth and death of a baby
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  200 signatures

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

• Extend regulation of the security sector and increase protections for workers
  Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
  197 signatures

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

• 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

• Lower the fee for naturalisation as a British citizen
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  196 signatures

• Allow the sale of regulated cannabis at designated cafes/entertainment venues.
  Open from Thursday 29th December 2022 to Thursday 29th June 2023
  194 signatures

• Require all staff at soft play centres be DBS checked
  Open from Monday 6th September 2021 to Sunday 6th March 2022
  194 signatures

• Make bullying a criminal offence
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  193 signatures

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

• Legalise civilians carrying a firearm for self-defence and sport
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  191 signatures

• Close the United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland border immediately.
  Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
  191 signatures

• Ban the sale of 2nd hand catalytic convertors
  Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
  189 signatures

• Give people on family visas Indefinite Leave to Remain after 2 years
  Open from Thursday 27th May 2021 to Saturday 27th November 2021
  187 signatures

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

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

• Enforce a Racist Offenders Register similar to the Sex Offenders Register
  Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
  183 signatures

• Remove need to register for EU Settlement Scheme for those in UK for 5+ years
  Open from Tuesday 25th May 2021 to Thursday 25th November 2021
  183 signatures

• Help Asylum Seekers in UK during the Covid-19 Outbreak.
  Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
  183 signatures

• Create a fast-track visa for British-employed Ukrainians and their families
  Open from Tuesday 1st March 2022 to Thursday 1st September 2022
  181 signatures

• Ban police use of choke holds
  Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
  181 signatures

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

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

• Exempt Afghans who worked with UK forces from citizenship fees
  Open from Thursday 2nd September 2021 to Wednesday 2nd March 2022
  177 signatures

• Require police to capture Body Worn Video in all interactions with the public
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  176 signatures

• Require A-level qualifications for all new police recruits
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  175 signatures

• Update drunk and disorderly offence to include intoxication by drugs
  Open from Monday 17th October 2022 to Monday 17th April 2023
  174 signatures

• Trial capping net immigration and then gradually reduce it to tens of thousands
  Open from Wednesday 7th July 2021 to Friday 7th January 2022
  171 signatures

• Publish weekly data on missing children
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  171 signatures

• Support unaccompanied children to enter UK through the Homes for Ukraine scheme
  Open from Wednesday 4th May 2022 to Friday 18th November 2022
  170 signatures

• Legalise the Sale of oral snuff/Snus
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  169 signatures

• Ensure the police offer victim support within 24 hours
  Open from Friday 11th June 2021 to Saturday 11th December 2021
  168 signatures

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

• 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

• Give unmarried long-term co-habiting couples an automatic right to inherit
  Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
  165 signatures

• Prohibit all protests and political marches on Armistice Day/Remembrance Sunday
  Opened on Wednesday 15th November 2023
  164 signatures so far

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

• Increase additional working hours for healthcare visa workers to 37.5hr
  Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
  164 signatures

• Establish and Maintain an Aerial firefighting capability to combat wildfires
  Open from Wednesday 27th July 2022 to Friday 10th February 2023
  164 signatures

• Create a national register of offenders who commit crimes against females

• Repeal the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act
  Opened on Friday 26th April 2024
  160 signatures so far

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

• Temporary sweetheart visas for unmarried partners of UK residents from overseas
  Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
  160 signatures

• Reverse decision to close legal routes for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum
  Open from Tuesday 16th March 2021 to Thursday 16th September 2021
  157 signatures

• Extend ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme to ALL refugees and asylum seekers
  Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
  156 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 a Syrian Family Visa Scheme for the earthquake victims
  Open from Thursday 2nd March 2023 to Saturday 2nd September 2023
  154 signatures

• Include Hospitality as an option on the Temporary Work - Seasonal Worker visa
  Open from Wednesday 13th April 2022 to Thursday 27th October 2022
  154 signatures

• Offer asylum to all Afghans who have worked for UK organisations
  Open from Wednesday 25th August 2021 to Friday 25th February 2022
  153 signatures

• Increase Asylum Allowance due to the impact of the Coronavirus crisis
  Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
  153 signatures

• 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

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