Home Office

Q: What is the Home Office responsible for?

A: The Home Office is responsible for immigration, security and law and order in the U.K. It is also responsible for policing in England and Wales, fire and rescue services in England, visas and immigration and the Security Service (MI5).

Q: Who is the Cabinet minister responsible for the Home Office?

A: The Cabinet minister responsible for the Home Office is the Home Secretary, currently Priti Patel.

Q: What is the Home Office known as in official papers and in Parliament?

A: The Home Office, which is considered to be one of the Great Offices of State, is known, in official papers and in Parliament, as the Home Department.

Q: What security-related issues is the Home Office in charge of?

A: The Home Office is in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs, counter-terrorism and ID cards.

Q: Is the Home Office a ministerial department of the UK government?

A: Yes, the Home Office is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

Q: Which country's policing is the Home Office responsible for?

A: The Home Office is responsible for policing in England and Wales.

Q: Which government department is responsible for fire and rescue services in England?

A: The Home Office is responsible for fire and rescue services in England.