Overall responsibility for the work of the department overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team cabinet National Security Council (NSC) public appointments.Ĭounter terrorism – prepare, prevent, pursue, protect serious and organised crime cybercrime economic crime hostile state activity royal and VIP protection online harms Common Travel Area aviation and maritime security Commons lead on transition period (named EU Exit Operations board deputy) fire Grenfell flooding/hurricane/natural disaster relief ensuring COVID-19 regulations continue to consider security (crowded places, insider threat, data retention extension) oversight of fraud during COVID-19. The Home Office ministers are as follows: Minister The National Procurement Hub for information technology.Legislative powers regarding police employment.Use of the Airwave communications system by police forces.Police Advisory Board for England and WalesĪ number of functions of the National Policing Improvement Agency were transferred to the Home Office in October 2012, ahead of the future abolition of the agency.Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner.Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.Independent Office for Police Conduct and other oversight bodies.Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.The Home Office is headed by the home secretary, a Cabinet minister supported by the department's senior civil servant, the permanent secretary.Īs of October 2014, the Home Office comprises the following organisations: Non-ministerial government departments 1.1 Non-ministerial government departments.