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  1. Communications data draft codes of practice: acquisition, disclosure and retention

    • published 5 March 2015
    • Policy paper

  2. Exceptions to spending controls: ICT

    • updated 5 March 2015
    • Transparency data

  3. Exceptions to spending controls: advertising and marketing

    • updated 5 March 2015
    • Transparency data
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What we do

The Home Office leads on immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime policy and counter-terrorism and works to ensure visible, responsive and accountable policing in the UK.

Home Office is a ministerial department, supported by 25 agencies and public bodies.

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Our policies

  1. Ensuring research and testing using animals is safe and reasonable

    Experimentation is only permitted when there is no alternative research technique and expected benefits outweigh possible adverse effects.

  2. Reducing reoffending and improving rehabilitation

    What the government is doing to reduce reoffending to reduce the number of victims and the cost to the taxpayer.

  3. Protecting the UK against terrorism

    How the government is preventing terrorist attacks on the UK, and on British people and businesses abroad.

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Our announcements

  1. Business and technology companies urged to unite against slavery

    • 3 March 2015
    • News story

  2. Home Secretary publishes Government response to Rotherham reports

    • 3 March 2015
    • News story

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Our consultations

  1. Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000: draft code of practice

    • 4 March 2015
    • Consultation outcome

  2. UK Borders Act 2007: sanctions for non-compliance with the biometric registration regulations

    • 3 March 2015
    • Consultation outcome

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Our publications

  1. Communications data draft codes of practice: acquisition, disclosure and retention

    • 5 March 2015
    • Policy paper

  2. Exceptions to spending controls: ICT

    • 5 March 2015
    • Transparency data

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Our statistics

  1. Immigration statistics, October to December 2014

    • 26 February 2015
    • Statistics - national statistics

  2. Crime outcomes in England and Wales 2013 to 2014

    • 26 February 2015
    • Statistics

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Our ministers

Our management

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London
SW1P 4DF

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London
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