Welcome to the Home Office

The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, counter-terrorism and police.

The Home Office website has changed. Information from before 7 May 2010 has been archived on the National Archives website. Find out more and access the archives.

Latest news

Three jailed over sham marriages

Monday, 06 Sep 2010

A Church of England vicar was today among three men jailed for staging hundreds of sham marriages in East Sussex.

‘Smarter’ immigration controls needed

Monday, 06 Sep 2010

This evening, immigration minister Damian Green will confirm that the government will look at all routes into the UK and set new rules.
Weird and wonderful finds by UK Border Agency

Thursday, 02 Sep 2010

Working at all UK ports, airports, harbours, marinas and private airfields, UK Border Agency officials regularly come across efforts to bring animals into the country illegally. Read on for the top ten weirdest finds.