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Home Office (comic Strip)
The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, department of Government of the United Kingdom, His Majesty's Government, responsible for Immigration to the United Kingdom, immigration, security, and Law enforcement in the United Kingdom, law and order. As such, it is responsible for policing in England and Wales, Fire services in the United Kingdom, fire and rescue services in England, UK Visas and Immigration, visas and immigration, and the MI5, Security Service (MI5). It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs, counter-terrorism, and ID cards. It was formerly responsible for His Majesty's Prison Service and the National Probation Service, but these have been transferred to the Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom), Ministry of Justice. The Cabinet minister responsible for the department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Marsham Street
2 Marsham Street is an office building on Marsham Street in the City of Westminster, London, and headquarters of the Home Office and Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (and its predecessor bodies), departments of the British Government, since March 2005. Before this date the Home Office was located at 50 Queen Anne's Gate. It has also housed the headquarters of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since 2018. History The site was previously occupied by the Departments of Environment (DoE) and Transport (DfT). The headquarters offices of both departments were located in Marsham Towers - three 20-floor concrete towers (North, Centre and South) joined together by 'podium' floors to level 3. The towers won an architectural award, and boasted express lifts, marble entrances and escalators to the third floor - very modern government offices for the early 1970s. Construction had started in the early 1960s but was finally completed in 1971, becoming t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
