Home Office

Home Office
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	; 2 Marsham Street, Westminster
Department overview
Formed	27 March 1782
Preceding Department	Southern Department;
Jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters	2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF
Annual budget	£10.8 billion (current) and £500 million (capital) in 2018–19
Secretary of State responsible	The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Home Secretary;
Ministers of State (attending Cabinet) responsible	The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MP, Minister of State for Security; Michael Tomlinson MP, Minister of State for Illegal Migration;
Department executive	Sir Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary;
Website	gov.uk/home-office

The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial department of the British Government, responsible for immigration, security, and law and order. As such, it is responsible for policing in England and Wales, fire and rescue services in England, visas and immigration, and the Security Service (MI5). It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs, counterterrorism, and ID cards. It was formerly responsible for His Majesty's Prison Service and the National Probation Service, but these have been transferred to the Ministry of Justice.

The Cabinet minister responsible for the department is the Home Secretary, a post considered one of the Great Offices of State; it has been held by James Cleverly since November 2023. The Home Office is managed from day to day by a civil servant, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Home Office.

The expenditure, administration, and policy of the Home Office are scrutinised by the Home Affairs Select Committee.

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