Home Office

Home Office We are the lead UK government department for immigration & passports, crime & policing, homeland security and protecting vulnerable people.

At the Home Office, we help to ensure that the country is safe and secure. We’ve been looking after UK citizens since 1782. We are responsible for:

- working on the problems caused by illegal drug use
- shaping the alcohol strategy, policy and licensing conditions
- keeping the United Kingdom safe from the threat of terrorism
- reducing and preventing crime, and ensuring people feel safe in thei

r homes and communities
- securing the UK border and controlling immigration
- considering applications to enter and stay in the UK
- issuing passports and visas
- supporting visible, responsible and accountable policing by empowering the public and freeing up the police to fight crime
- fire prevention and rescue

These organisations are all part of the Home Office:
- Border Force
- HM Passport Office (HMPO)
- Immigration Enforcement
- UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)

13/09/2026
13/09/2026

This video contains violent and distressing content connected to a murder.

In 2018, Sergio Lemori murdered Andrew O’Connell in an unprovoked attack with a stone slab as he slept in Brighton’s Royal Pavilion Gardens.

After serving more than six years of his term in prison, Lemori successfully appealed against his conviction on the basis of diminished responsibility.

The case went for retrial where a jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict - Lemori has now been re-sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 25 years.

Andrew’s family said: “This is not a celebration of a verdict - it is a tribute to a life. The guilty verdict does not bring Andy back, but it does affirm that his life mattered, his story mattered, and the truth prevailed.”

12/09/2026

Mihai Cazacu was drunkenly dancing towards the exit of a Newark bar when something fell out of his back pocket.

It was a knife.

A member of staff grabbed it and instantly called the police. Just three minutes later, arrested him.

He has since pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in a public place and received a suspended sentence.

There is never any justification for carrying a weapon.

11/09/2026
11/09/2026

This man smashed his way into takeaway restaurants and a pub, stealing cash from tills and a charity box.

But Max Kramer, 34, left his DNA at the scene which Sussex Police used to identify him.

Following an investigation, he’s now starting an 18-month sentence for burglary and criminal damage.

11/09/2026

So far this year, the average number of small boat arrivals on days with favourable crossing conditions has fallen by 38% compared to 2025.

10/09/2026

I’ve signed a new agreement with Belgium to target organised criminal gangs, like those behind the small boat crossings.

Here’s why it matters.

10/09/2026

The average number of small boat arrivals on days with favourable crossing conditions forecast are at their lowest level since 2021.

The Home Secretary’s landmark deal with France has seen more officers deployed on French beaches to stop crossings befor...
10/09/2026

The Home Secretary’s landmark deal with France has seen more officers deployed on French beaches to stop crossings before they begin – and early results show it is having an impact.

In the first three months of the new deal, French police teams prevented 185 small boat crossing events between 27 April and 2 August – 61% of all small boat events during this period.

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