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<li id="toc-Organisational_structure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Organisational_structure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Organisational structure</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Organisational_structure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Immigration" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Immigration"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.1</span> <span>Immigration</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Immigration-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Public_services_and_policing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_services_and_policing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.2</span> <span>Public services and policing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_services_and_policing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> 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id="toc-Executive_non-departmental_public_bodies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Advisory_non-departmental_public_bodies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Advisory_non-departmental_public_bodies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2</span> <span>Advisory non-departmental public bodies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Advisory_non-departmental_public_bodies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tribunals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tribunals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3</span> <span>Tribunals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tribunals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Independent_monitoring_bodies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Independent_monitoring_bodies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4</span> <span>Independent monitoring bodies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Independent_monitoring_bodies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Others" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Others"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5</span> <span>Others</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Others-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Budget_and_spending" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Budget_and_spending"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Budget and spending</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Budget_and_spending-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Home_Office_ministers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Home_Office_ministers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Home Office ministers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Home_Office_ministers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Priorities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Priorities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Priorities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Priorities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Recent_incidents" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Recent_incidents"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Recent incidents</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Recent_incidents-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Recent incidents subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Recent_incidents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Union_action" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Union_action"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Union action</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Union_action-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Windrush_scandal" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Windrush_scandal"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Windrush scandal</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Windrush_scandal-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Aderonke_Apata" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aderonke_Apata"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Aderonke Apata</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aderonke_Apata-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Location" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Location"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Location</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Location-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Research" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Research"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Research</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Research-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Devolution" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Devolution"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Devolution</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Devolution-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Devolution subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Devolution-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Northern_Ireland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northern_Ireland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Northern Ireland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northern_Ireland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scotland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scotland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Scotland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scotland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wales" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wales"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Wales</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wales-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Criticism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Criticism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Criticism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Criticism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the 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data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Home Office" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Swyddfa_Gartref" title="Y Swyddfa Gartref – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Y Swyddfa Gartref" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Home Office" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_(Ministerium)" title="Home Office (Ministerium) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Home Office (Ministerium)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Home Office" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministerio_del_Interior_(Reino_Unido)" title="Ministerio del Interior (Reino Unido) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ministerio del Interior (Reino Unido)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA_%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="وزارت کشور بریتانیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="وزارت کشور بریتانیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_de_l%27Int%C3%A9rieur" title="Bureau de l'Intérieur – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bureau de l'Intérieur" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%81%EA%B5%AD_%EB%82%B4%EB%AC%B4%EB%B6%80" title="영국 내무부 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="영국 내무부" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departemen_Dalam_Negeri_(Britania_Raya)" title="Departemen Dalam Negeri (Britania Raya) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Departemen Dalam Negeri (Britania Raya)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufficio_dell%27interno" title="Ufficio dell'interno – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ufficio dell'interno" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D_(%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94)" title="משרד הפנים (בריטניה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="משרד הפנים (בריטניה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Home Office" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E5%8B%99%E7%9C%81_(%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9)" title="内務省 (イギリス) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="内務省 (イギリス)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Home Office" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Home Office" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Home Office" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minist%C3%A9rio_do_Interior_(Reino_Unido)" title="Ministério do Interior (Reino Unido) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ministério do Interior (Reino Unido)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%BC-%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%81" title="Хоум-офис – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Хоум-офис" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a 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242 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1782-03-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceding Department</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Department_(Great_Britain)" title="Southern Department (Great Britain)">Southern Department</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government of the United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">£20.3 billion (2022-2023)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Secretary of State responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Cooper" title="Yvette Cooper">Yvette Cooper</a> MP, <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Department executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Rycroft" title="Matthew Rycroft">Sir Matthew Rycroft</a>, Permanent Secretary</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.uk/home-office">www<wbr />.gov<wbr />.uk<wbr />/home-office</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763388#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Home_Office_Immigration_Enforcement_vehicle_north_Finchley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Home_Office_Immigration_Enforcement_vehicle_north_Finchley.jpg/220px-Home_Office_Immigration_Enforcement_vehicle_north_Finchley.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Home_Office_Immigration_Enforcement_vehicle_north_Finchley.jpg/330px-Home_Office_Immigration_Enforcement_vehicle_north_Finchley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Home_Office_Immigration_Enforcement_vehicle_north_Finchley.jpg/440px-Home_Office_Immigration_Enforcement_vehicle_north_Finchley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2188" data-file-height="1346" /></a><figcaption>A Home Office Immigration Enforcement vehicle in north London</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Home Office</b> (<b>HO</b>), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the <b>Home Department</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom">ministerial department</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government of the United Kingdom</a>. 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It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as <a href="/wiki/Drugs" class="mw-redirect" title="Drugs">drugs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Counterterrorism" title="Counterterrorism">counterterrorism</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Immigration" title="Immigration">immigration</a>. It was formerly responsible for <a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Prison_Service" title="His Majesty's Prison Service">His Majesty's Prison Service</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Probation_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="National Probation Service">National Probation Service</a>, but these have been transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Justice</a>. </p><p>The Cabinet minister responsible for the department is the <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a post considered one of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Offices_of_State" title="Great Offices of State">Great Offices of State</a>; it has been held by <a href="/wiki/Yvette_Cooper" title="Yvette Cooper">Yvette Cooper</a> since July 2024. The Home Office is managed from day to day by a <a href="/wiki/Civil_servant" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil servant">civil servant</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Under-Secretary_of_State_of_the_Home_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Home Office">Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Home Office</a>. </p><p>The expenditure, administration, and policy of the Home Office are scrutinised by the <a href="/wiki/Home_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Home Affairs Select Committee">Home Affairs Select Committee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Home Office is headed by the <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a>, a Cabinet minister, supported by the department's senior civil servant, the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_secretary" title="Permanent secretary">permanent secretary</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organisational_structure">Organisational structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organisational structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Home Office comprises eleven directorates that help fulfil the department's responsibilities.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Immigration">Immigration</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Immigration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Force" title="Border Force">Border Force</a> – controls migration at ports and airports across the UK and overseas.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Security_Command" title="Border Security Command">Border Security Command</a> – combats <a href="/wiki/People_smuggling" title="People smuggling">smuggling gangs</a> that facilitate <a href="/wiki/English_Channel_migrant_crossings_(2018%E2%80%93present)" title="English Channel migrant crossings (2018–present)">illegal migrant crossings over the English Channel</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HM_Passport_Office" title="HM Passport Office">HM Passport Office</a> – provides passport and civil registration services in England and Wales.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Enforcement" title="Immigration Enforcement">Immigration Enforcement</a> – responsible for enforcing immigration law in the UK.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Visas_and_Immigration" title="UK Visas and Immigration">UK Visas and Immigration</a> – processes visa, asylum, and citizenship applications.</li> <li>Migration and Borders Group – responsible for immigration policymaking.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Public_services_and_policing">Public services and policing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Public services and policing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Public Safety Group – responsible for policy areas including fire, policing, and crime reduction. Also responsible for implementing the <a href="/wiki/Emergency_Services_Network" title="Emergency Services Network">Emergency Services Network</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_for_Security_and_Counter-Terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism">Homeland Security Group</a> – develops policy and works with law enforcement and intelligence services to reduce risk from <a href="/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Terrorism in the United Kingdom">Terrorism</a>, state threats, and <a href="/wiki/Organized_crime" title="Organized crime">organised crime</a> to the UK.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other">Other</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Corporate and Delivery – fulfils corporate duties such as <a href="/wiki/Human_resources" title="Human resources">human resources</a>, <a href="/wiki/Project_management" title="Project management">project management</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corporate_finance" title="Corporate finance">finance</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">IT</a>.</li> <li>Communications Directorate – delivers communications to the wider public to achieve the Home Office's objectives.</li> <li>STARS (Science, Technology, Analysis, Research, and Strategy) – performs data and evidence <a href="/wiki/Analytics" title="Analytics">analysis</a> to maximise organisational effectiveness.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_related_public_bodies">Other related public bodies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other related public bodies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of April 2024, the Home Office works with the following agencies and public bodies:<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Executive_non-departmental_public_bodies">Executive non-departmental public bodies</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Executive non-departmental public bodies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disclosure_and_Barring_Service" title="Disclosure and Barring Service">Disclosure and Barring Service</a> (DBS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangmasters_and_Labour_Abuse_Authority" title="Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority">Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Office_for_Police_Conduct" title="Independent Office for Police Conduct">Independent Office for Police Conduct</a> (IOPC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Immigration_Services_Commissioner" title="Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner">Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Industry_Authority" title="Security Industry Authority">Security Industry Authority</a> (SIA)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Advisory_non-departmental_public_bodies">Advisory non-departmental public bodies</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Advisory non-departmental public bodies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advisory_Council_on_the_Misuse_of_Drugs" title="Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs">Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animals_in_Science_Committee" title="Animals in Science Committee">Animals in Science Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biometrics_and_Forensic_Ethics_Group" title="Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group">Biometrics and Forensic Ethics Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migration_Advisory_Committee" title="Migration Advisory Committee">Migration Advisory Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Police_Advisory_Board_for_England_and_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Police Advisory Board for England and Wales (page does not exist)">Police Advisory Board for England and Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_Remuneration_Review_Body" title="Police Remuneration Review Body">Police Remuneration Review Body</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_Advisory_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Technical Advisory Board (page does not exist)">Technical Advisory Board</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tribunals">Tribunals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Tribunals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Tribunal" title="Investigatory Powers Tribunal">Investigatory Powers Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Police_Discipline_Appeals_Tribunal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Police Discipline Appeals Tribunal (page does not exist)">Police Discipline Appeals Tribunal</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Independent_monitoring_bodies">Independent monitoring bodies</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Independent monitoring bodies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biometrics_and_Surveillance_Camera_Commissioner" title="Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner">Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Anti-Slavery_Commissioner" title="Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner">Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Chief_Inspector_of_Borders_and_Immigration" title="Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration">Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Others">Others</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adjudicator%27s_Office" title="Adjudicator's Office">Adjudicator's Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Policing" title="College of Policing">College of Policing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commission_for_Countering_Extremism" title="Commission for Countering Extremism">Commission for Countering Extremism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forensic_Science_Regulator" title="Forensic Science Regulator">Forensic Science Regulator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Inspectorate_of_Constabulary_and_Fire_%26_Rescue_Services" title="His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services">His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Family_Returns_Panel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Independent Family Returns Panel (page does not exist)">Independent Family Returns Panel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Reviewer_of_Terrorism_Legislation" title="Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation">Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Commissioner%27s_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office">Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Counter_Terrorism_Security_Office" title="National Counter Terrorism Security Office">National Counter Terrorism Security Office</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Crime_Agency_Renumeration_Review_Body&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Crime Agency Renumeration Review Body (page does not exist)">National Crime Agency Renumeration Review Body</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MI5" title="MI5">Security Service</a> (MI5)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Budget_and_spending">Budget and spending</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Budget and spending"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the financial year 2022-2023, the Home Office had a total budget of £20.3 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Spending by financial year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Directorate </th> <th colspan="2">2022-2023 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Resource<br />(£millions)</th> <th>Capital<br />(£millions) </th></tr> <tr> <td>Delivery</td> <td>77.8</td> <td>3.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>STARS</td> <td>34.6</td> <td>43.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Homeland Security Group</td> <td>1,125.1</td> <td>157.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Public Safety Group</td> <td>11,204.4</td> <td>225.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Migration & Borders</td> <td>228.0</td> <td>172.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Customer Service (UKVI & HMPO)</td> <td>-3,166.3</td> <td>87.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Asylum & Protection</td> <td>4,498.8</td> <td>6.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Borders & Enforcement</td> <td>1,404.8</td> <td>135.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Corporate Enablers</td> <td>945.6</td> <td>37.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Digital Data & Technology</td> <td>473.0</td> <td>40.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Legal</td> <td>11.1</td> <td>- </td></tr> <tr> <td>Communications</td> <td>8.6</td> <td>- </td></tr> <tr> <td>Arms Length Bodies</td> <td>99.9</td> <td>16.4 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total</th> <th>17,005.3</th> <th>925.4 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_Office_ministers">Home Office ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Home Office ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Home Office ministers are as follows, with cabinet ministers in bold.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="95x">Minister </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Office </th> <th>Portfolio </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Cooper" title="Yvette Cooper">Yvette Cooper</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yvette_Cooper_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Yvette_Cooper_2024.jpg/94px-Yvette_Cooper_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Yvette_Cooper_2024.jpg/141px-Yvette_Cooper_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Yvette_Cooper_2024.jpg/187px-Yvette_Cooper_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1466" data-file-height="2082" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Secretary of State for the Home Department</a> </td> <td>Overall responsibility for all Home Office business, including: overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team; cabinet; National Security Council (NSC); public appointments; oversight of the Security Service<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Jarvis" title="Dan Jarvis">Dan Jarvis</a> <small>MP</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Jarvis_official_portrait,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Dan_Jarvis_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Dan_Jarvis_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Dan_Jarvis_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Dan_Jarvis_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Dan_Jarvis_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Dan_Jarvis_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1172" data-file-height="1559" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Security" title="Minister of State for Security">Minister of State for Security</a> </td> <td>Counter terrorism and extremism; state threats; cyber security and crime; serious and organised crime; oversight of the National Crime Agency; anti-corruption; economic crime (excluding fraud)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Eagle" title="Angela Eagle">Dame Angela Eagle</a> <small>MP</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Angela_Eagle_official_portrait._2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Angela_Eagle_official_portrait._2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/99px-Angela_Eagle_official_portrait._2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="99" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Angela_Eagle_official_portrait._2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Angela_Eagle_official_portrait._2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Angela_Eagle_official_portrait._2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/199px-Angela_Eagle_official_portrait._2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1438" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Border_Security_and_Asylum" title="Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum">Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum</a> </td> <td>Border Security Command; asylum policy; asylum accommodation; returns and removals; irregular migration policy; organised immigration crime; foreign national offenders; Immigration Enforcement; small boat arrivals; National Referral Mechanism<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seema_Malhotra" title="Seema Malhotra">Seema Malhotra</a> <small>MP</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seema_Malhotra_official_portrait,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Seema_Malhotra_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Seema_Malhotra_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Seema_Malhotra_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/151px-Seema_Malhotra_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Seema_Malhotra_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Seema_Malhotra_official_portrait%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="962" data-file-height="1276" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Migration_and_Citizenship" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Citizenship">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Citizenship</a> </td> <td>Legal migration policy; Immigration Rules and visa policy; Windrush Compensation Scheme; Future Borders and Immigration System; HM Passport Office; General Register Office; Border Force operation; safe and legal routes and resettlement<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dame_Diana_Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Diana Johnson">Dame Diana Johnson</a> <small>MP</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Diana_Johnson_in_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Diana_Johnson_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/133px-Diana_Johnson_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="133" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Diana_Johnson_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Diana_Johnson_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Diana_Johnson_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/266px-Diana_Johnson_in_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2271" data-file-height="2273" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Policing,_Fire_and_Crime_Prevention" title="Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention">Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention</a> </td> <td>Policing standards and governance; neighbourhood policing; fire policy and operations; public order, major events, and civil contingencies; criminal justice system; Young Futures; Safer Streets </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hanson,_Baron_Hanson_of_Flint" title="David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint">David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint</a> <small>MP</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Hanson_of_Flint_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Hanson_of_Flint_crop_2.jpg/100px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Hanson_of_Flint_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Hanson_of_Flint_crop_2.jpg/150px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Hanson_of_Flint_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Hanson_of_Flint_crop_2.jpg/199px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Hanson_of_Flint_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Minister of State for the Home Department </td> <td>Fraud; departmental finance; Home Office business in the Lords; Overseas Territories; public appointments and sponsorship; inquiries; union and devolution<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jess_Phillips" title="Jess Phillips">Jess Phillips</a> <small>MP</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jess_Phillips_official_portrait,_2024_(cropped).jpg" 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style="width:20em;"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle">This article is part of <a href="/wiki/Category:Politics_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Category:Politics of the United Kingdom">a series</a> on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Politics of the United Kingdom">Politics of the United Kingdom</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_lesser_arms).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Lesser arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/135px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="135" height="119" class="mw-file-element" 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1689">Bill of Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Union" title="Treaty of Union">Treaty of Union</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707" title="Acts of Union 1707">Acts of Union</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_sovereignty_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliamentary sovereignty in the United Kingdom">Parliamentary sovereignty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rule_of_law_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Rule of law in the United Kingdom">Rule of law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_of_powers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Separation of powers in the United Kingdom">Separation of powers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kingdom#Principles" title="Constitution of the United Kingdom">Other constitutional principles</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">The Crown</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_variant_2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/45px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/68px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/90px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="479" /></a></span> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">The Monarch</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_British_monarchs" title="List of British monarchs">list</a>)</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/King_Charles_III" class="mw-redirect" title="King Charles III">King Charles III</a> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Prince of Wales's feathers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/30px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/45px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/60px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="383" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">Heir apparent</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales" title="William, Prince of Wales">William, Prince of Wales</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_royal_family" title="British royal family">Royal family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">Succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom">Prerogative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counsellor_of_State" title="Counsellor of State">Counsellors of State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Republicanism in the United Kingdom">Republicanism in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Privy Council</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_Crown_%26_Garter).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/20px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/30px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/40px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="1147" /></a></span> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a><br /><b>(<a href="/wiki/King-in-Council" title="King-in-Council">King-in-Council</a>)</b> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">HM Government</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_lesser_arms).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/45px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/60px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1552" data-file-height="1366" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_British_governments" title="List of British governments">list</a>)<br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Starmer_ministry" title="Starmer ministry">Starmer ministry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom">list</a>)<br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a></b><br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Angela_Rayner" title="Angela Rayner">Angela Rayner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_government_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of government ministers of the United Kingdom">Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_agency" title="Executive agency">Agencies</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Legislatures_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Legislatures of the United Kingdom">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a></b></li></ul> <p>(<a href="/wiki/King-in-Parliament" title="King-in-Parliament">King-in-Parliament</a>)<br /> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crowned_Portcullis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Crowned portcullis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/50px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/75px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/100px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">King</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:House_of_Lords_composition.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Composition diagram of the House of Lords" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_of_Lords_composition.svg/100px-House_of_Lords_composition.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_of_Lords_composition.svg/150px-House_of_Lords_composition.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_of_Lords_composition.svg/200px-House_of_Lords_composition.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="199" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Lord_Speaker" title="Lord Speaker">Lord Speaker</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/John_McFall,_Baron_McFall_of_Alcluith" title="John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith">The Lord McFall of Alcluith</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:House_of_Commons_UK.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Composition diagram of the House of Commons" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/100px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/150px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/200px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="164" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Hoyle" title="Lindsay Hoyle">Sir Lindsay Hoyle</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)" title="Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)">Leader of the Opposition</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Kemi_Badenoch" title="Kemi Badenoch">Kemi Badenoch</a> (<a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">C</a>)<br /></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">59th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Most_Loyal_Opposition" title="His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition">Opposition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MPs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciaries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Judiciaries of the United Kingdom">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a><br /><b>(<a href="/wiki/Court_of_King%27s_Bench_(England)" title="Court of King's Bench (England)">King-on-the-Bench</a>)</b> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Supreme Court</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Badge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/30px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/45px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/60px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="691" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">President</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Robert_Reed,_Baron_Reed_of_Allermuir" title="Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir">The Lord Reed</a> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Deputy President</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hodge,_Lord_Hodge" title="Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge">The Lord Hodge</a> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Justices of the Supreme Court</a></b></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judiciaries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Judiciaries of the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales" title="Courts of England and Wales">England and Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Scotland" title="Courts of Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Courts of Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_England" title="Bank of England">Bank of England</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_the_Bank_of_England" title="Governor of the Bank of England">Governor</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bailey_(banker)" title="Andrew Bailey (banker)">Andrew Bailey</a> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Governor_of_the_Bank_of_England" title="Deputy Governor of the Bank of England">Deputy governors</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Monetary_Policy_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Monetary Policy Committee (United Kingdom)">Monetary Policy Committee</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_currencies" title="List of British currencies">Currencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_pound_sterling" title="Banknotes of the pound sterling">Banknotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coins_of_the_pound_sterling" title="Coins of the pound sterling">Coins</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elections in the United Kingdom">Elections</a> and <a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Referendums in the United Kingdom">referendums</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament constituencies</a> (<a href="/wiki/2023_Periodic_Review_of_Westminster_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies">2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of political parties in the United Kingdom">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_Parties,_Elections_and_Referendums_Act_2000" title="Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000">Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022" title="Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022">Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_constituencies_and_electoral_regions" title="Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions">Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senedd_constituencies_and_electoral_regions" title="Senedd constituencies and electoral regions">Senedd constituencies and electoral regions</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_general_elections" title="List of United Kingdom general elections">UK general elections</a></b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="First Parliament of the United Kingdom">1801 co-option</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1802_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1802 United Kingdom general election">1802</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1806 United Kingdom general election">1806</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1807_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1807 United Kingdom general election">1807</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1812 United Kingdom general election">1812</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1818 United Kingdom general election">1818</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1820 United Kingdom general election">1820</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1826 United Kingdom general election">1826</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1830 United Kingdom general election">1830</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1831 United Kingdom general election">1831</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1832 United Kingdom general election">1832–33</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1835 United Kingdom general election">1835</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1837 United Kingdom general election">1837</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1841 United Kingdom general election">1841</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1847 United Kingdom general election">1847</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1852 United Kingdom general election">1852</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1857 United Kingdom general election">1857</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1859 United Kingdom general election">1859</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1865 United Kingdom general election">1865</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1868 United Kingdom general election">1868</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1874 United Kingdom general election">1874</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1880 United Kingdom general election">1880</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1885 United Kingdom general election">1885</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1886 United Kingdom general election">1886</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1892 United Kingdom general election">1892</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1895 United Kingdom general election">1895</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1900 United Kingdom general election">1900</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1906 United Kingdom general election">1906</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="January 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Jan–Feb)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="December 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Dec)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1918 United Kingdom general election">1918</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1922 United Kingdom general election">1922</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1923 United Kingdom general election">1923</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1924 United Kingdom general election">1924</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1929 United Kingdom general election">1929</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1935 United Kingdom general election">1935</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1950 United Kingdom general election">1950</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1951_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1951 United Kingdom general election">1951</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1955 United Kingdom general election">1955</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Feb)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Oct)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">1992</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Endorsements</b></div> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>European Parliament elections (1979–2019)</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Scottish Parliament elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="1999 Scottish Parliament election">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2003 Scottish Parliament election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2007 Scottish Parliament election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2011 Scottish Parliament election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2016 Scottish Parliament election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2021 Scottish Parliament election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="Next Scottish Parliament election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Northern Ireland Assembly elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="Next Northern Ireland Assembly election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Senedd elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="1999 National Assembly for Wales election">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2003 National Assembly for Wales election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2007 National Assembly for Wales election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2011 National Assembly for Wales election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2016 National Assembly for Wales election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Senedd_election" title="2021 Senedd election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Senedd_election" title="Next Senedd election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>UK referendums</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum">1975</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum" title="2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Devolution_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Devolution in the United Kingdom">Devolution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_relations_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom">Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_consent_motion" title="Legislative consent motion">Legislative consent motions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_and_Heads_of_Devolved_Governments_Council" title="Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council">Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Nations_and_Regions" title="Council of the Nations and Regions">Council of the Nations and Regions</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governance_of_England" title="Governance of England">Governance of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_votes_for_English_laws" title="English votes for English laws">English votes for English laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority" title="Greater London Authority">Greater London Authority</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Greater_London_Authority_referendum" title="1998 Greater London Authority referendum">1998 referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_1999" title="Greater London Authority Act 1999">Greater London Authority Act 1999</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_2007" title="Greater London Authority Act 2007">2007 Act</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_London" title="Mayor of London">Mayor of London</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sadiq_Khan" title="Sadiq Khan">Sadiq Khan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Mayor_of_London" title="Deputy Mayor of London">Mayoral cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Plan" title="London Plan">London Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined authority">Combined authorities</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directly_elected_mayors_in_England#Combined_Authority_("Metro")_Mayors" title="Directly elected mayors in England">Metro mayors</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Act_1998" title="Northern Ireland Act 1998">Northern Ireland Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(St_Andrews_Agreement)_Act_2006" title="Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006">2006 Act</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland">First Minister</a> </b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_O%27Neill" title="Michelle O'Neill">Michelle O'Neill</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland">deputy First Minister</a> </b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Little-Pengelly" title="Emma Little-Pengelly">Emma Little-Pengelly</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_acts_of_the_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="List of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly">Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Law of Northern Ireland">Law of Northern Ireland</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_devolution" title="Scottish devolution">Scottish devolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Scottish_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Scottish devolution referendum">1997 referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_1998" title="Scotland Act 1998">Scotland Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2012" title="Scotland Act 2012">2012 Act</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2016" title="Scotland Act 2016">2016 Act</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Act_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Act of the Scottish Parliament">Act of the Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_statutory_instrument" title="Scottish statutory instrument">Scottish statutory instrument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scots_law" title="Scots law">Scots law</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_devolution" title="Welsh devolution">Welsh devolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Welsh devolution referendum">1997 referendum</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/2011_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="2011 Welsh devolution referendum">2011 referendum on law-making powers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_1998" title="Government of Wales Act 1998">Government of Wales Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_2006" title="Government of Wales Act 2006">2006 Act</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2014" title="Wales Act 2014">Wales Act 2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2017" title="Wales Act 2017">Wales Act 2017</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Wales" title="First Minister of Wales">First Minister</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eluned_Morgan,_Baroness_Morgan_of_Ely" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely">Eluned Morgan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Government" title="Welsh Government">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senedd" title="Senedd">Senedd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Measure_of_the_National_Assembly_for_Wales" title="Measure of the National Assembly for Wales">Measure of the National Assembly for Wales</a> (1999–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Act_of_Senedd_Cymru" title="Act of Senedd Cymru">Act of Senedd Cymru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_law" title="Welsh law">Welsh law</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a 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Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">Non-metropolitan District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_boroughs" title="London boroughs">London Borough</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">Civil parishes</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_in_England" title="List of civil parishes in England">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_counties_of_England" title="Historic counties of England">Historic counties</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland#History" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Subdivisions of Northern Ireland">Subdivisions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Counties of Northern Ireland">Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Northern Ireland">Districts</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Scotland" title="Local government in Scotland">Scotland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_Scotland" title="History of local government in Scotland">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">Subdivisions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sheriffdom" title="Sheriffdom">Sheriffdoms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_areas_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Council areas of Scotland">Council areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_community_council_areas_in_Scotland" title="List of community council areas in Scotland">Community council areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_in_Scotland" title="List of civil parishes in Scotland">Civil parishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shires_of_Scotland" title="Shires of Scotland">Shires of Scotland</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Wales" title="Local government in Wales">Wales</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_Wales" title="History of local government in Wales">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preserved_counties_of_Wales" title="Preserved counties of Wales">Preserved counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Wales" title="Local government in Wales">Principal areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_(Wales)" title="Community (Wales)">Communities</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_communities_in_Wales" title="List of communities in Wales">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_counties_of_Wales" title="Historic counties of Wales">Historic counties</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">Crown Dependencies</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick_of_Guernsey" title="Bailiwick of Guernsey">Bailiwick of Guernsey</a> <br /></li></ul> <div class="hlist"><ul><li>(<a href="/wiki/Guernsey" title="Guernsey">Guernsey</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Alderney" title="Alderney">Alderney</a></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sark" title="Sark">Sark</a></span>)</li></ul></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick_of_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Bailiwick of Jersey">Bailiwick of Jersey</a></li></ul></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a></li></ul></div> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Islands" title="British Islands">British Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_Travel_Area" title="Common Travel Area">Common Travel Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom%E2%80%93Crown_Dependencies_Customs_Union" title="United Kingdom–Crown Dependencies Customs Union">UK-CD Customs Union</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">Overseas Territories</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia" title="Akrotiri and Dhekelia">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a></span></li><li><a href="/wiki/Anguilla" title="Anguilla">Anguilla</a></li><li><br /><a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/British_Antarctic_Territory" title="British Antarctic Territory">British Antarctic Territory</a></li><li><br /><a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="British Indian Ocean Territory">British Indian Ocean Territory</a></li><li><br /><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands" title="British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands" title="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a></li><li><br /><a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands" title="Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></li><li><br /><a href="/wiki/Montserrat" title="Montserrat">Montserrat</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands" title="Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Islands</a></li><li><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha" title="Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha">Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</a></span><br /> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena" title="Saint Helena">Saint Helena</a></small></li><li><small><a href="/wiki/Ascension_Island" title="Ascension Island">Ascension Island</a></small></li><li><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Tristan_da_Cunha" title="Tristan da Cunha">Tristan da Cunha</a>)</small></li><li><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands" title="South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands">South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</a></span></li><li><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li></ul></div> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories_citizen" title="British Overseas Territories citizen">British Overseas Territories citizen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_British_Overseas_Territories_citizens" title="Visa requirements for British Overseas Territories citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policies_of_British_Overseas_Territories" title="Visa policies of British Overseas Territories">Visa policies</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories_Act_2002" title="British Overseas Territories Act 2002">British Overseas Territories Act 2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK%E2%80%93Overseas_Territories_Joint_Ministerial_Council" title="UK–Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council">UK-OT JMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago_sovereignty_dispute" title="Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute">Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Status_of_Gibraltar" title="Status of Gibraltar">Gibraltar sovereignty dispute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands_sovereignty_dispute" title="Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute">Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> 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missions of</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom">in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_passport" title="British passport">UK passport</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_National_(Overseas)_passport" title="British National (Overseas) passport">British National (Overseas) passport</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_British_citizens" title="Visa requirements for British citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom%E2%80%93Crown_Dependencies_Customs_Union" title="United Kingdom–Crown Dependencies Customs Union">UK–CD Customs Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Visa policy of the United Kingdom">Visa policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_trade_agreements_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom">Free trade agreements</a></li></ul> <hr /> 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class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Priorities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Department outlined its aims for this Parliament in its Business Plan, which was published in May 2011, and superseded its Structural Reform Plan.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plan said the department will: </p> <ol><li>Empower the public to hold the police to account for their role in cutting crime – Introduce directly elected <a href="/wiki/Police_and_Crime_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Police and Crime Commissioner">Police and Crime Commissioners</a> and make police actions to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour more transparent.</li> <li>Free up the police to fight crime more effectively and efficiently – Cut police bureaucracy, end unnecessary central interference and overhaul police powers in order to cut crime, reduce costs and improve police value for money. Simplify national institutional structures and establish a <a href="/wiki/National_Crime_Agency" title="National Crime Agency">National Crime Agency</a> to strengthen the fight against organised crime (and replace the <a href="/wiki/Serious_Organised_Crime_Agency" title="Serious Organised Crime Agency">Serious Organised Crime Agency</a>).</li> <li>Create a more integrated criminal justice system – Help the police and other public services work together across the criminal justice system.</li> <li>Secure our borders and reduce immigration – Deliver an improved migration system that commands public confidence and serves our economic interests. Limit non-EU economic migrants, and introduce new measures to reduce inflow and minimise abuse of all migration routes, for example the student route. Process asylum applications more quickly, and end the detention of children for immigration purposes.</li> <li>Protect people's freedoms and civil liberties – Reverse state interference to ensure there is not disproportionate intrusion into people's lives.</li> <li>Protect our citizens from terrorism – Keep people safe through the Government's approach to counter-terrorism.</li> <li>Build a fairer and more equal society (through the <a href="/wiki/Government_Equalities_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Equalities Office">Government Equalities Office</a>) – Help create a fair and <a href="/wiki/Labour_market_flexibility" title="Labour market flexibility">flexible labour market</a>. Change culture and attitudes. Empower individuals and communities. Improve equality structures, frontline services and support; and help Government Departments and others to consider equality as a matter of course.</li></ol> <p>The Home Office publishes progress against the plan on the <a href="/wiki/10_Downing_Street" title="10 Downing Street">10 Downing Street</a> website.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 27 March 1782<span class="noprint">; 242 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1782-03-27</span>)</span>, the Home Office was formed by renaming the existing <a href="/wiki/Southern_Department_(Great_Britain)" title="Southern Department (Great Britain)">Southern Department</a>, with all existing staff transferring. On the same day, the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Department" title="Northern Department">Northern Department</a> was renamed the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign and Commonwealth Office">Foreign Office</a>. </p><p>To match the new names, there was a transferring of responsibilities between the two Departments of State. All domestic responsibilities (including colonies, previously administered under the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Trade" title="Board of Trade">Board of Trade</a>) were moved to the Home Office, and all foreign matters (including the administration of <a href="/wiki/British_protectorate" title="British protectorate">British protectorates</a>) became the concern of the Foreign Office. </p><p>Most subsequently created domestic departments (excluding, for instance, those dealing with education) have been formed by splitting responsibilities away from the Home Office. </p><p>The initial responsibilities were: </p> <ul><li>Answering <a href="/wiki/Petition" title="Petition">petitions</a> and addresses sent to the King</li> <li>Advising the King on <ul><li>Royal grants</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_(law)" title="Warrant (law)">Warrants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Letters_patent" title="Letters patent">commissions</a></li> <li>The exercise of <a href="/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom">Royal Prerogative</a></li></ul></li> <li>Issuing instructions on behalf of the King to officers of <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">The Crown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lord-lieutenant" title="Lord-lieutenant">lords-lieutenant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magistrates" class="mw-redirect" title="Magistrates">magistrates</a>, mainly concerning law and order</li> <li>Operation of the secret service within the UK</li> <li>Protecting the public</li> <li>Safeguarding the rights and liberties of individuals</li> <li>Colonial matters</li></ul> <p>Responsibilities were subsequently changed over the years that followed:<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>1793 added: regulation of <a href="/wiki/Alien_(law)" title="Alien (law)">aliens</a></li> <li>1794 removed: control of <a href="/wiki/British_armed_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="British armed forces">military forces</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a>)</li> <li>1801 removed: <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">colonial</a> business (to <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War_and_the_Colonies" title="Secretary of State for War and the Colonies">Secretary of State for War and the Colonies</a>)</li> <li>1804 removed: <a href="/wiki/Barbary_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Barbary States">Barbary State</a> consuls (to Secretary of State for War and the Colonies)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1823 added: <a href="/wiki/Prison" title="Prison">prisons</a></li> <li>1829 added: <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Police Service">Metropolitan Police</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Law enforcement in the United Kingdom">police services</a></li> <li>1836 added: <a href="/wiki/General_Register_Office_for_England_and_Wales" title="General Register Office for England and Wales">registration of births, deaths and marriages</a> in England and Wales</li> <li>1844 added: <a href="/wiki/Naturalisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Naturalisation">naturalisation</a></li> <li>1845 added: registration of <a href="/wiki/Friendly_society" title="Friendly society">Friendly Societies</a></li> <li>1855 removed: <a href="/wiki/Yeomanry" title="Yeomanry">yeomanries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Militia" title="Militia">militias</a> (to <a href="/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Han04may1855_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Han04may1855-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1858 added: <a href="/wiki/Local_board_of_health" title="Local board of health">local boards of health</a></li> <li>1871 removed: local boards of health (to <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Local_Government_Board" title="President of the Local Government Board">Local Government Board</a>)</li> <li>1871 removed: registration of births, deaths and marriages (to Local Government Board)</li> <li>1872 removed: <a href="/wiki/Highway" title="Highway">highways</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toll_road" title="Toll road">turnpikes</a> (to Local Government Board)</li> <li>1875 added: control of <a href="/wiki/Explosive_material" class="mw-redirect" title="Explosive material">explosives</a></li> <li>1875 removed: registration of Friendly Societies (to <a href="/wiki/HM_Treasury" title="HM Treasury">Treasury</a>)</li> <li>1885 removed: Scotland (to <a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary for Scotland">Secretary for Scotland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Office" title="Scottish Office">Scottish Office</a>)</li> <li>1886 removed: fishing (to <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Trade" title="Board of Trade">Board of Trade</a>)</li> <li>1889 removed: <a href="/wiki/Commissioners_of_Woods,_Forests_and_Land_Revenues" title="Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues">Land Commissioners</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Food_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom)">Board of Agriculture</a>)</li> <li>1900 removed: matters relating to <a href="/wiki/Cemetery" title="Cemetery">burial grounds</a> (to Local Government Board)</li> <li>1905 removed: <a href="/wiki/Council_house" title="Council house">public housing</a> (to Local Government Board)</li> <li>1914 added: dangerous drugs</li> <li>1919 removed: aircraft and air traffic (to <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a>)</li> <li>1919 removed: <a href="/wiki/Anatomy_Act_1832" title="Anatomy Act 1832">use of human bodies in medical training</a> (to Ministry of Health)</li> <li>1919 removed: infant and child care (to Ministry of Health)</li> <li>1919 removed: lunacy and <a href="/wiki/Mental_health" title="Mental health">mental health</a> (to Ministry of Health)</li> <li>1919 removed: health and safety (to Ministry of Health)</li> <li>1920 added: <a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">firearms</a></li> <li>1920 removed: Representation of Britain abroad in labour matters (to <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Employment" title="Secretary of State for Employment">Ministry of Labour</a>)</li> <li>1920 removed: mining (to <a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Mines" title="Secretary for Mines">Mines Department</a>)</li> <li>1920 added: <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Department_of_the_Home_Office" title="Northern Ireland Department of the Home Office">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li>1921 added: <a href="/wiki/Election" title="Election">elections</a> (from the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Health">Ministry of Health</a>)</li> <li>1922 removed: relations with <a href="/wiki/Irish_Free_State" title="Irish Free State">Irish Free State</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Office" title="Colonial Office">Colonial Office</a>)</li> <li>1923 removed: <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire</a> (to Treasury)</li> <li>1925 removed: registration of <a href="/wiki/Trade_union" title="Trade union">trade unions</a> (to Ministry of Labour)</li> <li>1931 removed: <a href="/wiki/County_council" title="County council">county councils</a> (to Ministry of Health)</li> <li>1933 added: <a href="/wiki/Poison" title="Poison">poisons</a></li> <li>1934 removed: <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_borough" title="Metropolitan borough">metropolitan boroughs</a> (to Ministry of Health)</li> <li>1935 added: <a href="/wiki/Civil_Defence_Service" title="Civil Defence Service">Civil Defence Service</a></li> <li>1937 removed: road accident returns (to Ministry of Transport)</li> <li>1938 added: <a href="/wiki/Firefighter" title="Firefighter">fire services</a></li> <li>1938 removed: <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Order" title="Imperial Service Order">Imperial Service Order</a> and medal (to Treasury)</li> <li>1940 removed: factory inspections (to Ministry of Labour)</li> <li>1945 removed: workmen's compensation scheme (to Ministry of National Insurance)</li> <li>1947 added: infant and child care (from Ministry of Health)</li> <li>1947 removed: regulation of advertisements (to Ministry of Town and Country Planning)</li> <li>1947 removed: burial fees (to Ministry of Health)</li> <li>1947 removed: registration of <a href="/wiki/Building_society" title="Building society">building societies</a> (to Treasury)</li> <li>1948 removed: <a href="/wiki/Broadmoor_hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadmoor hospital">Broadmoor hospital</a> (to Lunacy Board of Control)</li> <li>1949 added: <a href="/wiki/Civil_Defence_Corps" title="Civil Defence Corps">Civil Defence Corps</a></li> <li>1950 removed: structural precautions for civil defence (to <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Works_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Works</a>)</li> <li>1950 removed: minor judicial appointments (to <a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor" title="Lord Chancellor">Lord Chancellor</a>)</li> <li>1953 removed: <a href="/wiki/Slaughterhouse" title="Slaughterhouse">slaughterhouses</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Local_Government" title="Ministry of Housing and Local Government">Ministry of Housing and Local Government</a>)</li> <li>1954 removed: <a href="/wiki/Market_(place)" class="mw-redirect" title="Market (place)">markets</a> (to Ministry of Housing and Local Government)</li> <li>1956 removed: railway accidents (to <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation</a>)</li> <li>1969 removed: <a href="/wiki/Reservoir" title="Reservoir">reservoirs</a> (to Ministry of Housing and Local Government)</li> <li>1971 removed: <a href="/wiki/Child_care" title="Child care">child care</a> in England (to <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Security" title="Department of Health and Social Security">Department of Health and Social Security</a>)</li> <li>1971 removed: child care in Wales (to <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Office" title="Welsh Office">Welsh Office</a>)</li> <li>1972 removed: <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Department_of_the_Home_Office" title="Northern Ireland Department of the Home Office">Northern Ireland Department of the Home Office</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Office" title="Northern Ireland Office">Northern Ireland Office</a>)</li> <li>1973 removed: <a href="/wiki/Adoption" title="Adoption">adoption</a> (to Department of Health and Social Security)</li> <li>1992 removed: <a href="/wiki/Broadcasting" title="Broadcasting">broadcasting</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sport" title="Sport">sport</a> (to the new Department of National Heritage – later the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Department for Culture, Media and Sport">Department for Culture, Media and Sport</a>)</li> <li>2000 removed: <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Police Service">Metropolitan Police</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Authority" title="Metropolitan Police Authority">Metropolitan Police Authority</a> - later <a href="/wiki/Mayor%27s_Office_for_Policing_and_Crime" title="Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime">Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime</a>)</li> <li>2001 removed: <a href="/wiki/Election" title="Election">elections</a> (to the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport,_Local_Government_and_the_Regions" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions">Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions</a>)</li> <li>2001 removed: <a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">Crown Dependencies</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor%27s_Department" title="Lord Chancellor's Department">Lord Chancellor's Department</a> – now <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Justice</a>)</li> <li>2007 removed: <a href="/wiki/Home_Office_Drugs_Inspectorate" title="Home Office Drugs Inspectorate">Home Office Drugs Inspectorate</a> branch, formed in 1934</li> <li>2007 removed: <a href="/wiki/Criminal_justice" title="Criminal justice">criminal justice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prison" title="Prison">prisons</a> & <a href="/wiki/Probation" title="Probation">probation</a> and legal affairs (to new <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Justice</a>)</li> <li>2007 added: <a href="/wiki/Counter-terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-terrorism">counter-terrorism</a> strategy (from the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Office" title="Cabinet Office">Cabinet Office</a>)</li> <li>2016 added: fire and rescue services in England (from the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Communities_and_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Communities and Local Government">Department for Communities and Local Government</a>)</li></ul> <p>The Home Office retains a variety of functions that have not found a home elsewhere and sit oddly with the main law-and-order focus of the department, such as regulation of <a href="/wiki/British_Summer_Time" title="British Summer Time">British Summer Time</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recent_incidents">Recent incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Recent incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Union_action">Union action</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Union action"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 18 July 2012, the <a href="/wiki/Public_and_Commercial_Services_Union" title="Public and Commercial Services Union">Public and Commercial Services Union</a> announced that thousands of Home Office employees would go on <a href="/wiki/Strike_action" title="Strike action">strike</a> over jobs, pay and other issues.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The union called off the strike; it claimed the department had, consequent to the threat of actions, announced 1,100 new border jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windrush_scandal">Windrush scandal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Windrush scandal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first allegations about the targeting of pre-1973 <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> migrants started in 2013.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 2018, the allegations were put to the Home Secretary in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons" title="House of Commons">House of Commons</a>, and resulted in the resignation of the then Home Secretary. The <a href="/wiki/Windrush_scandal" title="Windrush scandal">Windrush scandal</a> resulted in some British citizens being wrongly deported, along with a further compensation scheme for those affected, and a wider debate on the <a href="/wiki/Home_Office_hostile_environment_policy" title="Home Office hostile environment policy">Home Office hostile environment policy</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aderonke_Apata">Aderonke Apata</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Aderonke Apata"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Aderonke_Apata" title="Aderonke Apata">Aderonke Apata</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Nigerians" title="Nigerians">Nigerian</a> <a href="/wiki/LGBT_social_movements" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT social movements">LGBT activist</a>, made two asylum claims that were both rejected by the Home Office in 2014 and on 1 April 2015 respectively, due to her previously having been in a relationship with a man and having children with that man.<sup id="cite_ref-:42_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:42-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:9_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:72_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:72-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, Apata said that she would send an <a href="/wiki/Pornography" title="Pornography">explicit video</a> of herself to the Home Office to prove her sexuality.<sup id="cite_ref-:42_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:42-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This resulted in her asylum bid gaining widespread support, with multiple petitions created in response, which gained hundreds of thousands of signatures combined.<sup id="cite_ref-:72_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:72-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 8 August 2017, after a thirteen-year legal battle and after a new appeal from Apata was scheduled for late July, she was granted refugee status in the United Kingdom by the Home Office.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HomeOffice_QueenAnnesGate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/HomeOffice_QueenAnnesGate.jpg/220px-HomeOffice_QueenAnnesGate.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/HomeOffice_QueenAnnesGate.jpg/330px-HomeOffice_QueenAnnesGate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/HomeOffice_QueenAnnesGate.jpg/440px-HomeOffice_QueenAnnesGate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6000" /></a><figcaption>The former Home Office building at <a href="/wiki/50_Queen_Anne%27s_Gate" class="mw-redirect" title="50 Queen Anne's Gate">50 Queen Anne's Gate</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lunar_House_86.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Lunar_House_86.jpg/250px-Lunar_House_86.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Lunar_House_86.jpg/375px-Lunar_House_86.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Lunar_House_86.jpg/500px-Lunar_House_86.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lunar_House" title="Lunar House">Lunar House</a> in <a href="/wiki/Croydon" title="Croydon">Croydon</a>, which holds the headquarters of <a href="/wiki/UK_Visas_and_Immigration" title="UK Visas and Immigration">UK Visas and Immigration</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until 1978, the Home Office had its offices in what is now the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office_Main_Building" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Building">Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Building</a> on King Charles Street, off <a href="/wiki/Whitehall" title="Whitehall">Whitehall</a>. From 1978 to 2004, the Home Office was then located at <a href="/wiki/102_Petty_France" title="102 Petty France">50 Queen Anne's Gate</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Brutalist_architecture" title="Brutalist architecture">Brutalist</a> office block in <a href="/wiki/Westminster" title="Westminster">Westminster</a> designed by Sir <a href="/wiki/Basil_Spence" title="Basil Spence">Basil Spence</a>, close to <a href="/wiki/St_James%27s_Park_tube_station" title="St James's Park tube station">St James's Park tube station</a>. Many functions, however, were devolved to offices in other parts of London, and the country, notably the headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Directorate" title="Immigration and Nationality Directorate">Immigration and Nationality Directorate</a> in Croydon. </p><p>In 2005, the Home Office moved to a new main office designed by <a href="/wiki/Terry_Farrell_(architect)" title="Terry Farrell (architect)">Sir Terry Farrell</a> at <a href="/wiki/2_Marsham_Street" title="2 Marsham Street">2 Marsham Street</a>, Westminster, on the site of the demolished <a href="/wiki/Marsham_Towers" title="Marsham Towers">Marsham Towers</a> building of the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment" title="Secretary of State for the Environment">Department of the Environment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For external shots of its fictional Home Office, the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Spooks_(TV_series)" title="Spooks (TV series)">Spooks</a></i> uses an aerial shot of the <a href="/wiki/Government_Offices_Great_George_Street" title="Government Offices Great George Street">Government Offices Great George Street</a> instead, serving as stand-in to match the distinctly less modern appearance of the fictitious accommodation interiors the series uses.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Research">Research</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To meet the UK's five-year science and technology strategy,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Home Office sponsors research in <a href="/wiki/Police_science" title="Police science">police sciences</a>, including: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biometrics" title="Biometrics">Biometrics</a> – including face and voice recognition</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cell_type" title="Cell type">Cell type</a> analysis – to determine the origin of cells (e.g. hair, skin)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemistry" title="Chemistry">Chemistry</a> – new techniques to recover latent fingerprints</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DNA" title="DNA">DNA</a> – identifying offender characteristics from DNA</li> <li>Improved <a href="/wiki/Forensic_profiling" title="Forensic profiling">profiling</a> – of illicit drugs to help identify their source</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raman_Spectroscopy" class="mw-redirect" title="Raman Spectroscopy">Raman Spectroscopy</a> – to provide more sensitive drugs and explosives detectors (e.g. roadside drug detection)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terahertz_imaging" class="mw-redirect" title="Terahertz imaging">Terahertz imaging</a> methods and technologies – e.g. image analysis and new cameras, to detect crime, enhance images and support anti-terrorism</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Devolution">Devolution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Devolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most front-line law and order policy areas, such as policing and criminal justice, are devolved in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> (and only very partially in <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>), but the following <a href="/wiki/Reserved_and_excepted_matters" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserved and excepted matters">reserved and excepted matters</a> are handled by Westminster. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Northern Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Excepted matters:<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Extradition" title="Extradition">Extradition</a> (as an <a href="/wiki/International_relations" title="International relations">international relations</a> matter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration" title="Immigration">Immigration</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nationality" title="Nationality">nationality</a></li></ul> <p>The following matters were not transferred at the devolution of policing and justice on 12 April 2010, and remain reserved:<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_1971" title="Misuse of Drugs Act 1971">Drug classification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parades" class="mw-redirect" title="Parades">Parades</a></li> <li>Security of <a href="/wiki/Explosives" class="mw-redirect" title="Explosives">explosives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Crime_Agency" title="National Crime Agency">National Crime Agency</a></li></ul> <p>The Home Office's main counterparts in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Justice_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Department of Justice (Northern Ireland)">Department of Justice</a> (policing, public order and community safety)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Office" title="Northern Ireland Office">Northern Ireland Office</a> (national security in Northern Ireland)<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The Department of Justice is accountable to the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Northern Ireland Executive</a>, whereas the Northern Ireland Office is a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Departments_of_the_government_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Departments of the government of the United Kingdom (page does not exist)">UK government department</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scotland">Scotland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Scotland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Reserved matters:<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_1971" title="Misuse of Drugs Act 1971">The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extradition" title="Extradition">Extradition</a> legislation, but the Scottish Ministers (working with the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Office_and_Procurator_Fiscal_Service" title="Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service">Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service</a>) have executive responsibility for extradition operations and policy responsibility for mutual legal assistance</li> <li>Most aspects of <a href="/wiki/Firearms" class="mw-redirect" title="Firearms">firearms</a> legislation, but Scottish Ministers have some executive responsibilities for the licensing of firearms; further powers are transferred under the <a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2012" title="Scotland Act 2012">Scotland Act 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration" title="Immigration">Immigration</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nationality" title="Nationality">nationality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animal_experiments" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal experiments">Scientific procedures</a> on live animals.</li></ul> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Government_Justice_and_Safer_Communities_Directorates&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scottish Government Justice and Safer Communities Directorates (page does not exist)">Scottish Government Justice and Safer Communities Directorates</a> are responsible for devolved justice and home affairs policy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wales">Wales</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Home_Office&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Wales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Reserved matters: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Law enforcement in the United Kingdom">Policing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_1971" title="Misuse of Drugs Act 1971">Drug Abuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Data_Protection_Act_1998" title="Data Protection Act 1998">Data Protection</a> and access to information</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elections in the United Kingdom">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_control_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Gun control in the United Kingdom">Firearms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification" title="British Board of Film Classification">Film Classification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_nationality_law" title="British nationality law">Immigration and Nationality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animal_experiments" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal experiments">Scientific Procedures</a> on live animals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security" class="mw-redirect" title="National Security">National Security</a> and <a href="/wiki/Counter-Terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-Terrorism">Counter-Terrorism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Gambling in the United Kingdom">Betting, Gaming and Lotteries</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Emergency_Powers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emergency Powers (page does not exist)">Emergency Powers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extradition" title="Extradition">Extradition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Lieutenant">Lieutenancies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charities" class="mw-redirect" title="Charities">Charities</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Unbalanced_scales.svg/45px-Unbalanced_scales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Unbalanced_scales.svg/68px-Unbalanced_scales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Unbalanced_scales.svg/90px-Unbalanced_scales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="354" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criticism#Avoid_sections_and_articles_focusing_on_criticisms_or_controversies" title="Wikipedia:Criticism">"criticism" or "controversy" section</a> <b>may compromise the article's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Article_structure" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">neutrality</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help rewrite or integrate negative information to other sections <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">through discussion</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Home_Office" title="Talk:Home Office">talk page</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2021</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In March 2019, it was reported that in two unrelated cases, the Home Office denied asylum to converted Christians by misrepresenting certain <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> quotes. In one case, it quoted selected excerpts from the Bible to imply that <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> is not more peaceful than <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a>, the asylum-seeker's original religion.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In another incident, an <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iranian</a> Christian application for asylum was rejected because her faith was judged as "half-hearted", for she did not believe that Jesus could protect her from the Iranian regime.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As criticism grew on social media, the Home Office distanced itself from the decision, though it confirmed the letter was authentic.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Home Secretary <a href="/wiki/Sajid_Javid" title="Sajid Javid">Sajid Javid</a> said that it was "totally unacceptable" for his department to quote the Bible to question an Iranian Christian convert's asylum application, and ordered an urgent investigation into what had happened.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The treatment of Christian asylum-seekers chimes with other incidents in the past, such as the refusal to grant <a href="/wiki/Travel_visa" title="Travel visa">visas</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Archbishop" title="Archbishop">Archbishop</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mosul" title="Mosul">Mosul</a> to attend the consecration of the UK's first <a href="/wiki/Syriac_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Syriac Orthodox">Syriac Orthodox</a> Cathedral.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="tabloid (September 2021)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In a 2017 study, the Christian <a href="/wiki/Barnabas_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Barnabas Fund">Barnabas Fund</a> found that only 0.2% of all Syrian refugees accepted by the UK were Christians, although Christians accounted for approximately 10% of Syria's pre-war population.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the Home Office admitted to multiple breaches of data protection regulations in the handling of its Windrush compensation scheme. The department sent emails to Windrush migrants which revealed the email address of other Windrush migrants to whom the email was sent. The data breach concerned five different emails, each of which was sent to 100 recipients.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2019, the Home Office admitted to revealing 240 personal email addresses of EU citizens applying for settled status in the UK. The email addresses of applicants were incorrectly sent to other applicants to the scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to these incidents, the Home Office pledged to launch an independent review of its data protection compliance.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal" class="mw-redirect" title="Court of Appeal">Court of Appeal</a> issued a judgement which criticised the Home Office's handling of immigration cases. The judges stated that the "general approach [by the home secretary, <a href="/wiki/Sajid_Javid" title="Sajid Javid">Sajid Javid</a>] in all earnings discrepancy cases [has been] legally flawed". The judgement relates to the Home Office's interpretation of Section 322(5) of the Immigration Rules.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020, the <a href="/wiki/Equality_and_Human_Rights_Commission" title="Equality and Human Rights Commission">Equality and Human Rights Commission</a>, a statutory body that investigates breaches of the <a href="/wiki/Equality_Act_2010" title="Equality Act 2010">Equality Act 2010</a> published a report concluding that the Home Office had a "lack of organisation-wide commitment, including by senior leadership, to the importance of equality and the Home Office's obligations under the equality duty placed on government departments". The report noted that the Home Office's pursuit of the "hostile environment" policy from 2012 onwards "accelerated the impact of decades of complex policy and practice based on a history of white and black immigrants being treated differently". 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