UK Home Office

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 their 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)