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The longest-serving home secretary is Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, who held the post continuously for 9 years, 221 days. [6] The shortest-serving home secretary is Grant Shapps, who served in the position for the final six days of the premiership of Liz Truss. In 2007, Jacqui Smith became the first female home secretary. [7]
The Policing Protocol Order 2011 sets out the roles and responsibilities of different bodies. [5] For the home secretary, it states: The Home Secretary is ultimately accountable to Parliament and charged with ensuring the maintenance of the Queen's Peace within all force areas, safeguarding the public and protecting our national borders and security.
A Home Office Immigration Enforcement vehicle in north London. The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, [2] is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for immigration, security, and law and order.
The shadow home secretary also formerly had responsibility for the criminal justice system and the prison service; these responsibilities are now held by the shadow justice secretary. If the opposition party is elected to government, the Shadow Home Secretary often becomes the new Home Secretary, though this is not always the case.
The Great Offices of State are senior offices in the UK government. They are the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary and the Home Secretary [1] [2] [3] or, alternatively, three of those offices excluding the prime minister. [4] [5]
The Home Secretary has said she has "concerns" about leadership issues at Devon and Cornwall Police. Yvette Cooper responded to a question in Parliament from Camborne and Redruth MP Perran Moon ...
Permanent Secretary [22] [23] HM Treasury: The Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP Chancellor of the Exchequer and Second Lord of the Treasury: James Bowler CB Permanent Secretary [24] [25] Home Office: The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP Secretary of State for the Home Department: Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE Permanent Secretary [26] [27] Ministry of Defence: The ...
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