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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} | ||
{{Infobox official post | {{Infobox official post | ||
| post = | | post = [[United Kingdom]]<br> Secretary of State<br />for the Home Department | ||
| body = | | body = | ||
| insignia = Royal Arms of the United Kingdom (Crown & Garter) (2022).svg | | insignia = Royal Arms of the United Kingdom (Crown & Garter) (2022).svg | ||
| insigniasize = 75px | | insigniasize = 75px | ||
| insigniacaption = [[Royal Arms]] as used by the [[Home Office]] | | insigniacaption = [[Royal Arms]] as used by the [[Home Office]] | ||
| image = | | image = Shabana Mahmood Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2025.jpg | ||
| incumbent = [[ | | incumbent = [[Shabana Mahmood]] | ||
| incumbentsince = 5 | | incumbentsince = 5 September 2025 | ||
| department = [[Home Office]] | | department = [[Home Office]] | ||
| style = '''Home Secretary''' | | style = {{ubl|'''Home Secretary''' (informal)|[[The Right Honourable]] (within the UK and Commonwealth)}} | ||
| type = [[Minister of the Crown]] | | type = [[Minister of the Crown]] | ||
| status = [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of State]] | | status = {{ubl|[[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of State]]}[[Great Office of State]]}} | ||
| member_of = {{ubl|[[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]|[[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]]|[[National Security Council (UK)|National Security Council]]}} | | member_of = {{ubl|[[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]|[[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]]|[[National Security Council (UK)|National Security Council]]}} | ||
| reports_to = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|The Prime Minister]] | | reports_to = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|The Prime Minister]] | ||
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| nominator = The Prime Minister | | nominator = The Prime Minister | ||
| appointer = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|The Monarch]] | | appointer = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|The Monarch]] | ||
| appointer_qualified = | | appointer_qualified = (on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]) | ||
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure]] | | termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure]] | ||
| formation = 27 March 1782 | | formation = 27 March 1782 | ||
| salary = £159,038 per annum | | salary = £159,038 per annum (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124173/2022-12-07-Ministerial-Salaries-22-23-table.pdf |date=15 December 2022}}</ref><br />(including £86,584 [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] salary)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pay and expenses for MPs |url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=parliament.uk}}</ref> | ||
| first = [[William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne|Earl of Shelburne]] | | first = [[William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne|Earl of Shelburne]] | ||
| website = | | website = {{URL|https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department}} | ||
| deputy = [[Minister of State for Security]] | |||
}}{{Politics of the United Kingdom}} | }}{{Politics of the United Kingdom}} | ||
The '''secretary of state for the Home Department''', more commonly known as the '''home secretary''', is a senior [[minister of the Crown]] in the [[Government of the United Kingdom]] and the head of the [[Home Office]].<ref name="gov.uk">{{cite web|title=Secretary of State for the Home Department|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department|access-date=30 June 2021|website=[[gov.uk]]|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom}}</ref> The position is a [[Great Office of State]], making the home secretary one of the most senior and influential ministers in the government. The incumbent is a statutory member of the [[British Cabinet]] and [[National Security Council (United Kingdom)|National Security Council]]. | The '''secretary of state for the Home Department''', more commonly known as the '''home secretary''', is a senior [[minister of the Crown]] in the [[Government of the United Kingdom]] and the head of the [[Home Office]].<ref name="gov.uk">{{cite web|title=Secretary of State for the Home Department|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department|access-date=30 June 2021|website=[[gov.uk]]|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom}}</ref> The position is a [[Great Office of State]], making the home secretary one of the most senior and influential ministers in the government. The incumbent is a statutory member of the [[British Cabinet]] and [[National Security Council (United Kingdom)|National Security Council]]. | ||
The position, which may be known as [[interior minister]] in other nations, was created in 1782,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/cabinet-gov/senior-cabinet-posts.htm |title=The Cabinet Papers: Senior Cabinet posts |work=The National Archives |access-date=3 July 2021 |quote=The post of Home Secretary was created in 1782 with the formation of the Home Office}}</ref> though its responsibilities have [[Home Office#History|changed many times]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C150 |title=Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related bodies |work=The National Archives |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> Past office holders have included the prime ministers [[Lord North]], [[Robert Peel]], the [[Duke of Wellington]], [[Lord Palmerston]], [[Winston Churchill]], [[James Callaghan]] and [[Theresa May]]. The longest-serving home secretary is [[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth]], who held the post continuously for 9 years, 221 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/the-henry-addington-was-an-east-indiaman/ |title=Henry Addington was a Prime Minister and an 'East Indiaman' |author=Reginald Beer |accessdate=8 March 2024 |date=15 January 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6249316.stm |title=First female boss for Home Office |work=BBC News |date=28 June 2007 |access-date=25 June 2021 |quote=Jacqui Smith has become Britain's first female home secretary}}</ref> The incumbent home secretary is [[ | The position, which may be known as [[interior minister]] in other nations, was created in 1782,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/cabinet-gov/senior-cabinet-posts.htm |title=The Cabinet Papers: Senior Cabinet posts |work=The National Archives |access-date=3 July 2021 |quote=The post of Home Secretary was created in 1782 with the formation of the Home Office}}</ref> though its responsibilities have [[Home Office#History|changed many times]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C150 |title=Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related bodies |work=The National Archives |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> Past office holders have included the prime ministers [[Lord North]], [[Robert Peel]], the [[Duke of Wellington]], [[Lord Palmerston]], [[Winston Churchill]], [[James Callaghan]] and [[Theresa May]]. The longest-serving home secretary is [[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth]], who held the post continuously for 9 years, 221 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/the-henry-addington-was-an-east-indiaman/ |title=Henry Addington was a Prime Minister and an 'East Indiaman' |author=Reginald Beer |accessdate=8 March 2024 |date=15 January 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6249316.stm |title=First female boss for Home Office |work=BBC News |date=28 June 2007 |access-date=25 June 2021 |quote=Jacqui Smith has become Britain's first female home secretary}}</ref> The incumbent home secretary is [[Shabana Mahmood|Shabana Mahmood.]] | ||
The office holder works alongside the other [[Home Office#Home Office ministers|Home Office ministers]] and the [[permanent under-secretary of state of the Home Office]]. The corresponding [[shadow minister]] is the [[shadow home secretary]], and the performance of the home secretary is also scrutinized by the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]] in the House of Commons<ref>{{cite web |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/work/408/the-work-of-the-home-secretary/ |title=The work of the Home Secretary |work=Parliament.UK |access-date=21 February 2022 |quote=The Committee holds regular evidence sessions with the Home Secretary, the Permanent Secretary and other officials to ask questions about the policies and priorities of the department. |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924024937/https://committees.parliament.uk/work/408/the-work-of-the-home-secretary/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Justice and Home Affairs Committee in the House of Lords.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/519/justice-and-home-affairs-committee/news/158244/home-secretary-priti-patel-to-appear-before-lords-committee/ |title=Home Secretary Priti Patel to appear before Lords Committee |work=Parliament.UK |date=26 October 2021 |access-date=21 February 2022 |quote=The Justice and Home Affairs Committee will be questioning the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Priti Patel MP. |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027074626/https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/519/justice-and-home-affairs-committee/news/158244/home-secretary-priti-patel-to-appear-before-lords-committee/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | The office holder works alongside the other [[Home Office#Home Office ministers|Home Office ministers]] and the [[permanent under-secretary of state of the Home Office]]. The corresponding [[shadow minister]] is the [[shadow home secretary]], and the performance of the home secretary is also scrutinized by the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]] in the House of Commons<ref>{{cite web |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/work/408/the-work-of-the-home-secretary/ |title=The work of the Home Secretary |work=Parliament.UK |access-date=21 February 2022 |quote=The Committee holds regular evidence sessions with the Home Secretary, the Permanent Secretary and other officials to ask questions about the policies and priorities of the department. |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924024937/https://committees.parliament.uk/work/408/the-work-of-the-home-secretary/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Justice and Home Affairs Committee in the House of Lords.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/519/justice-and-home-affairs-committee/news/158244/home-secretary-priti-patel-to-appear-before-lords-committee/ |title=Home Secretary Priti Patel to appear before Lords Committee |work=Parliament.UK |date=26 October 2021 |access-date=21 February 2022 |quote=The Justice and Home Affairs Committee will be questioning the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Priti Patel MP. |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027074626/https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/519/justice-and-home-affairs-committee/news/158244/home-secretary-priti-patel-to-appear-before-lords-committee/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
Historically, the role has a | Historically, the role has been regarded as a political dead end for aspiring politicians, due to the numerous potential issues and controversies it tends to involve.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-05-10 |title=Five reasons the Home Office is so tough for ministers to run |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44055986 |access-date=2024-11-15 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |quote=The Home Office is the arm of government where at any given moment the political equivalent of a grenade can go off without notice, potentially destroying the careers of ambitious ministers - and occasionally their officials too.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-02 |title=Home Truths |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/home-truths-6x6kv3lxg |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=The Times |language=en |quote=The Home Office used to be regarded as a political graveyard, such was its propensity for abruptly ending ministerial careers. Those days were thought to be over when the department was stripped of some of its most troublesome responsibilities, including prisons.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mindell |first=Jeremy |date=8 June 2022 |title=Why chancellors rarely become prime ministers |url=https://www.taxjournal.com/articles/why-chancellors-rarely-become-prime-ministers- |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Tax Journal |language=en |quote=The home secretary’s job is generally seen as a political graveyard given the number of potential issues that can occur to damage any home secretary’s reputation.}}</ref> | ||
==Responsibilities== | ==Responsibilities== | ||
{{main|Powers of the home secretary}} | {{main|Powers of the home secretary}} | ||
Corresponding to what is generally known as an [[interior minister]] in many other countries, the home secretary's remit includes: | Corresponding to what is generally known as an [[interior minister]] in many other countries, the home secretary's remit includes: | ||
* [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|Law enforcement]] in [[England and Wales]] | |||
* Matters of [[national security]] | * Oversight of [[Home office#ministers|Home Office ministers]] | ||
* | |||
* [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|Law enforcement]] in [[England and Wales]] and UK wide elements of policing, that are not devolved.{{Efn|While the Home Secretary has direct oversight over all law enforcement in England and Wales, they also have some oversight over areas in Scotland and Northern Irelands relating to matters such as counter-terrorism and oversight of UK Wide law enforcement organisations such the [[National Crime Agency]] and [[Immigration Enforcement]].}} | |||
* Matters of [[national security]] and [[Counterterrorism|counter-terrorism]] | |||
* Matters of [[Modern immigration to the United Kingdom|immigration]] and border security | |||
* Oversight of the [[Security Service (MI5)]].<ref name="gov.uk" /> | * Oversight of the [[Security Service (MI5)]].<ref name="gov.uk" /> | ||
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In 2007, the new Ministry of Justice took on the criminal justice functions of the Home Office and its agencies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=House of Commons Constitutional Affairs Committee|date=17 July 2007|title=The creation of the Ministry of Justice|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmconst/466/466.pdf|access-date=30 June 2021|website=[[parliament.uk]]|page=3}}</ref> | In 2007, the new Ministry of Justice took on the criminal justice functions of the Home Office and its agencies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=House of Commons Constitutional Affairs Committee|date=17 July 2007|title=The creation of the Ministry of Justice|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmconst/466/466.pdf|access-date=30 June 2021|website=[[parliament.uk]]|page=3}}</ref> | ||
== List of home secretaries == | == List of home secretaries == | ||
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| '''[[Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet|James Graham]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Dorchester]]}} | | '''[[Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet|Sir James Graham]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br><small>2nd</small> Baronet<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Dorchester]]}} | ||
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| '''[[Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet|George Grey]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Smalldiv|{{Longitem|MP for [[Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)|Devonport]] →<br/>[[North Northumberland]]{{NoteTag|Elected to a new constituency in the [[1847 United Kingdom general election|1847 general election]].}}}}(1799–1882)}} | | '''[[Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet|Sir George Grey]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br><small>2nd</small> Baronet<br/>{{Smalldiv|{{Longitem|MP for [[Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)|Devonport]] →<br/>[[North Northumberland]]{{NoteTag|Elected to a new constituency in the [[1847 United Kingdom general election|1847 general election]].}}}}(1799–1882)}} | ||
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| '''[[Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet|George Grey]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)|Morpeth]]}} | | '''[[Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet|Sir George Grey]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br><small>2nd</small> Baronet<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)|Morpeth]]}} | ||
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| rowspan=2 | '''[[Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet|George Grey]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)|Morpeth]]}} | | rowspan=2 | '''[[Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet|Sir George Grey]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br><small>2nd</small> Baronet<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)|Morpeth]]}} | ||
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| '''[[Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet|John Gilmour]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]]}} | | '''[[Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet|Sir John Gilmour]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br><small>2nd</small> Baronet<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]]}} | ||
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| '''[[James Callaghan]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cardiff South East]]}} | | '''[[James Callaghan]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cardiff South East]]}} | ||
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| '''[[Reginald Maudling]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnet]]}} | | '''[[Reginald Maudling]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnet]]}} | ||
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| '''[[Merlyn Rees]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds South]]}} | | '''[[Merlyn Rees]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds South]]}} | ||
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| '''[[Kenneth Clarke]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Rushcliffe]]}} | | '''[[Kenneth Clarke]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Rushcliffe]]}} | ||
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| [[File:Michael Howard as Home Secretary.jpg|frameless| | | [[File:Michael Howard as Home Secretary.jpg|frameless|173x173px]] | ||
| '''[[Michael Howard]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone and Hythe]]}} | | '''[[Michael Howard]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone and Hythe]]}} | ||
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| '''[[Jack Straw]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Blackburn]]}} | | '''[[Jack Straw]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Blackburn]]}} | ||
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| '''[[David Blunkett]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Sheffield Brightside]]}} | | '''[[David Blunkett]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Sheffield Brightside]]}} | ||
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| rowspan=2 | [[File:Charles Clarke (cropped).jpg|frameless| | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Charles Clarke - 140861407 (cropped).jpg|frameless|159x159px]] | ||
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Charles Clarke]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Norwich South]]}} | | rowspan=2 | '''[[Charles Clarke]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Norwich South]]}} | ||
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| '''[[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4975938.stm |title=Clarke is fired in Cabinet purge |date=5 May 2006 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]]}} | | '''[[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4975938.stm |title=Clarke is fired in Cabinet purge |date=5 May 2006 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]]}} | ||
| [[2006 British cabinet reshuffle|5 May 2006]] | | [[2006 British cabinet reshuffle|5 May 2006]] | ||
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| '''[[Jacqui Smith]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6249316.stm |title=First female boss for Home Office |date=28 June 2007 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)|Redditch]]}} | | '''[[Jacqui Smith]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6249316.stm |title=First female boss for Home Office |date=28 June 2007 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)|Redditch]]}} | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Citations === | === Citations === | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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* {{cite book |last = Gibson |first = Bryan |title = The New Home Office: An Introduction |edition = 2nd |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DgTbCgAAQBAJ |year = 2008 |publisher = Waterside Press |pages = 148–149 |isbn = 978-1-904380-49-8 }} | * {{cite book |last = Gibson |first = Bryan |title = The New Home Office: An Introduction |edition = 2nd |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DgTbCgAAQBAJ |year = 2008 |publisher = Waterside Press |pages = 148–149 |isbn = 978-1-904380-49-8 }} | ||
* Roberts, David. "Lord Palmerston at the Home Office," ''The Historian'' (1958) 21#1 pp. 63-81 {{JSTOR|24437747}} | |||
* Smith, David. "Sir George Grey at the Mid-Victorian Home Office." ''Canadian Journal of History'' 19.3 (1984): 361-386. | |||
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The secretary of state for the Home Department, more commonly known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office.[1] The position is a Great Office of State, making the home secretary one of the most senior and influential ministers in the government. The incumbent is a statutory member of the British Cabinet and National Security Council.
The position, which may be known as interior minister in other nations, was created in 1782,[2] though its responsibilities have changed many times.[3] Past office holders have included the prime ministers Lord North, Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Palmerston, Winston Churchill, James Callaghan and Theresa May. The longest-serving home secretary is Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, who held the post continuously for 9 years, 221 days.[4] 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.[5] The incumbent home secretary is Shabana Mahmood.
The office holder works alongside the other Home Office ministers and the permanent under-secretary of state of the Home Office. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow home secretary, and the performance of the home secretary is also scrutinized by the Home Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons[6] and the Justice and Home Affairs Committee in the House of Lords.[7]
Historically, the role has been regarded as a political dead end for aspiring politicians, due to the numerous potential issues and controversies it tends to involve.[8][9][10]
Responsibilities
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- Matters of national security and counter-terrorism
- Matters of immigration and border security
- Oversight of the Security Service (MI5).[1]
Formerly, the home secretary was the minister responsible for prisons and probation in England and Wales; however in 2007 those responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Justice under the lord chancellor.
History
The title Secretary of State in the government of England dates back to the early 17th century.[11] The position of Secretary of State for the Home Department was created in the British governmental reorganisation of 1782, in which the responsibilities of the Northern and Southern Departments were reformed into the Foreign Office and Home Office.[11]
In 2007, the new Ministry of Justice took on the criminal justice functions of the Home Office and its agencies.[12]
List of home secretaries
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See also
- British government departments
- Cabinet (government)
- Great Offices of State
- Interior minister
- List of British governments
- List of current interior ministers
- List of permanent under secretaries of state of the Home Office
- Ministry of Justice
- Shadow Home Secretary
- Home Office under Theresa May
- Under Secretary of State for the Home Department
Notes
References
Citations
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Sources
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- Roberts, David. "Lord Palmerston at the Home Office," The Historian (1958) 21#1 pp. 63-81 JSTOR 24437747
- Smith, David. "Sir George Grey at the Mid-Victorian Home Office." Canadian Journal of History 19.3 (1984): 361-386.
External links
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