Welcome to the Home Office

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

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Latest news

Vicar found guilty of sham marriage scam

Thursday, 29 Jul 2010

Three men – one of whom is a vicar - have today been found guilty of being behind a massive scam to organise hundreds of sham marriages in East Sussex.

Moving beyond the ASBO

Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010

In a speech today, the Home Secretary called for changes in how anti-social behaviour is tackled, including more local control and more freedom for police to decide how to deal with each case.
Alcohol consultation launched

Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010

Have your say on how you think the Licensing Act should be overhauled to give local communities more power to tackle crime.