Mark Sedwill appointed as National Security Adviser
...is currently Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport. Permanent Secretary Mark Sedwill said: It has been a huge privilege to have led the Home Office for the past four...
Home Office in the media: 27 February 2017
Today's Home Office-related news includes articles focusing on the UK's migration policy once it leaves the European Union and the case of a British convicted killer who has returned to Britain after his deportation from the US.
Fact sheet: Government support for vulnerable children
This fact sheet outlines the ways that the Government is providing vital support to the most vulnerable children caught up in conflict and danger. The numbers More than 8,000 children...
Fact sheet: Permanent Residence
...easier? All straightforward applications for documentation confirming permanent residency status continue to be processed within published service standards. The UKVI Service Standard is six months from date of application. This...
Home Office in the media: 24 February 2017
Today's Home Office-related news includes coverage of the latest net migration figures and comments made by the Security Minister in Parliament yesterday.
5,000 Syrian refugees resettled
The Government's Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) scheme has now helped resettle more than 5,000 Syrian refugees in the UK, the latest Home Office immigration statistics have revealed. Approximately half...
Home Office in the media: 23 February 2017
Today's Home Office-related news includes coverage of the appointment of Cressida Dick as the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and the Supreme Court judgment on income rules for those wishing to bring a foreign spouse to the UK.
Breaking news: Latest net migration statistics published
The latest net migration statistics for the period between July and September 2016 have been released by the Office for National Statistics this morning. The Home Office has also released...
Cressida Dick appointed as next Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Cressida Dick will be the next Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced today (Wednesday, 22 February). Currently a Director General at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,...
Home Office in the media: 22 February 2017
Welcome to the Home Office in the media blog. Our daily "leading stories" post will provide a summary of the main Home Office issues in the news and set out...