The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, counter-terrorism and police.

WORKING WITH US
We can only achieve our goals through our people, who currently number almost 25,000. Our staff work in offices across England and Wales, including:
• Central London
• Croydon
• Liverpool
• Leeds
• Sheffield

GET INVOLVED
Working for the Home Office is interesting and varied, and gives you the chance to make a real difference in people's lives.
We work hard to give our staff the opportunity to use their skills and talents to build a rewarding career.
Our mandate is to protect the public, regardless of their race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age.
Promoting equality and diversity is a duty the entire UK government takes very seriously. It is a responsibility shared by all government departments.

We need to work hard to:
• protect everyone from discrimination
• improve life chances for all
• build a sense of community 'togetherness'
This ambition isn't about being politically correct. It’s part of our goal to build a completely civilised society where we can all achieve our potential, free from prejudice.

OUR PURPOSE
Working together to protect the public.
We put public protection very clearly at the heart of our work to counter terrorism, cut crime, provide effective policing, secure our borders and protect personal identity.
 

OUR STRATEGY
We want people to feel safe, and confident in their homes and neighbourhoods, so they can live freely, contribute to society and prosper in their daily lives. The Home Office strategy sets out our direction for the next three years for the full range of our work.
Read what we plan to achieve, how we plan to achieve it, and the measures we will use to assess our progress in the Home Office Strategy.

DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES
We work with our partners and the public at local, national and international level to:
• help people feel secure in their homes and communities
• cut crime, especially violent, drug and alcohol related crime
• lead visible, responsive and accountable policing
• protect the public from terrorism
• secure our borders and control migration for the benefit of our country
• safeguard people's identity and the privileges of citizenship
• support the efficient and effective delivery of justice

Find out more about our purpose and objectives, and how we are reforming the Home Office to reach them by reading Reforming the Home Office.
Performance indicators are used to track our performance against these objectives. The Home Office's performance indicators can be found as part of the full list of Public Service Agreements on the Treasury website (new window).

OUR VALUES
The values we developed in consultation with our staff and stakeholders, underpin how we will achieve our objectives, and guide our everyday behaviour:
• we deliver for the public
• we are professional and innovative
• we work openly and collaboratively
• we treat everyone with respect