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Revision as of 09:21, 21 October 2009

The Home Office is a leading British governmental department that is responsible for policy issues surrounding immigration, passports, drugs, crime, the police and counterterrorism. The current leader of the Home Office is Alan Johnston (MP). [1]

The Home Office has two main sister departments that are involved in work surrounding immigration, passports and counterterrorism. These are: the Identity and Passport Service and the UK Border Agency.

Goals

The Home Office states that its aims and objectives are based on seven key issues:[2]

  • Help people feel safer in their homes and local communities
  • Support visible, responsive and accountable policing
  • Protect the public from terrorist attack
  • Cut crime, especially violent, drug and alcohol-related crime
  • Strengthen our borders, fast track asylum decisions, ensure and enforce compliance with our immigration laws, and boost Britain's economy
  • Safeguard people's identity and the privileges of citizenship
  • Work with our partners to build an efficient, effective and proportionate criminal justice system

Notes

  1. The Home Office: About us, The Home Office - accessed: 11 October 2009
  2. Our Objectives and Values, The Home Office - accessed: 11 October 2009