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  1. Detainees who refuse to eat or drink

    • updated
    • Guidance

  2. Animal testing: compliance investigations by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit

    • updated
    • Guidance

  3. Statistics on the disregard and pardon for historical gay sexual convictions

    • published
    • Transparency data
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What we do

The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782. As such, the Home Office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the United Kingdom.

Home Office is a ministerial department, supported by 28 agencies and public bodies.

Read more about what we do

Our policies

  1. Counter-terrorism
  2. Transport security
  3. Cyber security

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Documents

Our announcements

  1. First director general appointed to lead new Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)

    • News story

  2. Government announces fund to revolutionise airport screening

    • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. Policing and Crime Act: proposals to implement legislation to define antique firearms

    • Open consultation

  2. Criteria for designating bodies in the police super-complaints system

    • Open consultation

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Detainees who refuse to eat or drink

    • Guidance

  2. Animal testing: compliance investigations by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit

    • Guidance

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables

    • Official Statistics

  2. Crime outcomes in England and Wales, year to June 2017: data tables

    • Official Statistics

See all our statistics

Our ministers

Our management

Contact Home Office

Home Office

Direct Communications Unit
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. The minicom service is for members of the public with impaired hearing.

UKVI contact details

If you want to contact UKVI about an immigration matter, you need to use https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi

Media enquiries

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)

Report an immigration crime

In an emergency, dial 999 and ask for the police.

CCTV footage requests (from Home Office cameras)

Direct communications unit
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
  3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

Freedom of Information requests

Direct communications unit
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

High profile groups within Home Office

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information.