Home Office
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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). <ref>The Home Office: About us, The Home Office - accessed: 11 October 2009
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.
Home Office Goals
The Home Office states it's aims and objectives are based on seven key issues:<ref>Our Objectives and Values, The Home Office - accessed: 11 October 2009Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
- 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