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Work of the Home Office

Closed Opened 24 Jun 2020 Closed 24 May 2024

Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Committee holds regular evidence sessions with the Permanent Secretary to look at the administration and culture of the department.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 24 June 2020.

The committee has not published a report yet.

Evidence

  • 6 oral evidence sessionsLatest 29 November 2023
  • 10 witnesses
All evidence

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Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
29 Nov 2023
Oral evidence session
Simon Ridley · Home Office, Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE · Home Office 		View ↗
20 Jul 2022
Oral evidence session
Edward Clarke · TNT, Simon Calder · The Independent, Thomas Greig · HM Passport Office 		View ↗
22 Jun 2022
Oral evidence session
Matthew Rycroft CBE · Home Office, Tricia Hayes CB · Home Office 		View ↗
22 Sep 2021
Oral evidence session
Matthew Rycroft CBE · Home Office, Tricia Hayes CB · Home Office 		View ↗
14 Oct 2020
Oral evidence session
Wendy Williams, HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services 		View ↗
1 Jul 2020
Oral evidence session
Charu Gorasia · Home Office, Matthew Rycroft CBE · Home Office, Shona Dunn · Home Office 		View ↗

Who gave evidence

10 witnesses

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
Matthew Rycroft CBE · Permanent Secretary Home Office 3
Tricia Hayes CB · Second Permanent Secretary Home Office 2
Charu Gorasia · Director General, Capabilities and Resources Home Office 1
Edward Clarke · Vice-President, Ground Operations, UK TNT 1
Shona Dunn · Second Permanent Secretary Home Office 1
Simon Calder The Independent 1
Simon Ridley · Second Permanent Secretary Home Office 1
Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE · Permanent Secretary Home Office 1
Thomas Greig · Director of Passports, Citizenship, and Civil Registration HM Passport Office 1
Wendy Williams, HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services Not recorded 1

Correspondence

102 letters

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16 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Minister for Security regarding the Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, dated 10 November 2023
8 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Minister for Safeguarding regarding the appointment of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, dated 23 October 2023
8 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Security Minister regarding the Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, dated 7 November 2023
8 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Immigration regarding Frontex, dated 26 October 2023
18 Oct 2023 From committee Letter to the Minister for Immigration on Frontex's working arrangement with the UK, dated 21 September 2023
18 Oct 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Immigration on immigration rules changes, dated 7th September 2023
18 Oct 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safeguarding on the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation, dated 15th September 2023
18 Oct 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safeguarding on the removal of Multi Agency Assurance Panels, dated 4th September 2023
6 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on section 94B certification, dated 30 August 2023
6 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary on the Home Office Main Estimate 2023-24, dated 31 July 2023
5 Jul 2023 From committee Letter to the Permanent Secretary on the Home Office Main Estimate 2023-24, dated 28 June 2023
5 Jul 2023 To committee Letter from the Interim Chief Executive of Full Fact on the use of statistics by the Home Office, dated 27 June 2023
14 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding) regarding the Modern Slavery Unit, dated 5 June 2023
14 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Immigration on the costs associated with the Migration and Economic Development Programme between the UK and Rwanda, dated 7 June 2023
14 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on returns to Albania and asylum caseworker numbers, dated 13 June 2023
14 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Streamlined Asylum Process, dated 2 June 2023
14 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Restart of Section 94B ‘deport first, appeal later’ appeal certification, dated 5 June 2023
13 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on English channel crossings, dated 26 May 2023
13 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from Lords Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on The British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill, dated 24 May 2023
13 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from Lords Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on passports, dated 17 May 2023
13 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on Publication of the terms of reference for Part 2 of the Angiolini Inquiry, dated 15 May 2023
10 May 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire on Fire and Rescue Service Integrity, dated 24 April 2023
10 May 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Security on the publication of the government's Fraud Strategy, dated 3 May 2023
10 May 2023 To committee Letter from Minister for Security on publication of The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Draft Bill, dated 2 May 2023
26 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Security on The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, dated 25 April 2023
19 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire on the SVRO pilot, dated 30 March 2023
19 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the publication of EIAs on the use of IDVT, dated 14 March 2023
19 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Security and the Treasury Lords Minister on the Economic Crime Plan, dated 30 March 2023
19 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Retained EU Law Bill, dated 12 April 2023
19 Apr 2023 From committee Letter to the Home Secretary on the Retained EU Law Bill, dated 8 March 2023
8 Mar 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the independent review of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), dated 1 March 2023
22 Feb 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on consultation on cyber crime, dated 7 February 2023
22 Feb 2023 To committee Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on the judicial review relating to the EU Settlement Scheme, dated 15 February 2023
18 Jan 2023 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, dated 11 January 2023
23 Nov 2022 To committee Letter from the National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards on conditions at Manston, dated 16 November 2022
12 Oct 2022 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary on ESMCP, dated 5 October 2022
12 Oct 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Immigration on the Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre, dated 21 September 2022
12 Oct 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on Teleperformance and HM Passport Office, dated 6 September 2022
12 Oct 2022 Not recorded Letters to and from the Director of Passports, Citizenship, and Civil Registration, HM Passport Office on Passport Office delays, dated 27 July and 6 September 2022
7 Sep 2022 From committee Letter to the Minister for Security on the PACE Code of Practice H, dated 7 September 2022
7 Sep 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Security on the PACE Code of Practice H, dated 23 August 2022
7 Sep 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the appointment of the new Director General of the NCA, dated 12 August 2022
7 Sep 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration on the BN(O) visa route, dated 17 August 2022
7 Sep 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on the BN(O) immigration route and Adult Dependent Relatives, dated 2 September 2022
7 Sep 2022 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary on the Home Office Main Estimate 2022-23, dated 1 August 2022
7 Sep 2022 From committee Letter to the Permanent Secretary on the Home Office Main Estimate 2022-23, dated 18 July 2022
21 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Home Secretary on Passport delays, dated 21 July 2022
20 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Home Secretary on the cancelled evidence session of 13 July, dated 18 July 2022
20 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Refugees on the Homes for Ukraine scheme, dated 12 July 2022
20 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the Homes for Ukraine scheme, dated 26 April 2022
20 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Refugees on the Ukraine visa scheme, dated 12 July 2022
20 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Minister for Refugees on the Ukraine visa scheme, dated 16 June 2022
20 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the work of the Home Secretary evidence session, dated 14 July 2022
13 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Permanent Secretary following up the evidence session on 22 June 2022, dated 29 June 2022
13 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on the visit to the Windrush Compensation Scheme offices, dated 7 July 2022
13 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary following up the evidence session on 22 June 2022, dated 8 July 2022
13 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the appointment of the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, dated 8 July 2022
13 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Home Secretary on the work of the Home Secretary evidence session, dated 13 July 2022
13 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the work of the Home Secretary evidence session, dated 12 July 2022
13 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on the visit to the Windrush Compensation Scheme offices, dated 16 June 2022
13 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the new EU Entry-Exit System for the Port of Dover, dated 4 July 2022
13 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Home Secretary on the new EU Entry-Exit System for the Port of Dover, dated 16 June 2022
13 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing on deaf survivors of domestic abuse and housing, dated 30 June 2022
6 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from Minister for Refugees on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, dated 1 July 2022
6 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, dated 31 May 2022
6 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on the Windrush Advisory Group, dated 30 June 2022
6 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on the Windrush Advisory Group, dated 18 May 2022
6 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration on Campsfield House IRC, dated 28 June 2022
1 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Minister for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration on the outstanding questions from the evidence session on 11 May, dated 12 May 2022
29 Jun 2022 To committee Letter from Home Secretary on visas, dated 21 June 2022
29 Jun 2022 From committee Letter to Home Secretary on visas, dated 18 May 2022
29 Jun 2022 To committee Letter from Home Secretary on Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, dated 21 June 2022
29 Jun 2022 From committee Letter to Home Secretary on Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, dated 8 June 2022
22 Jun 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the EU Settlement Scheme, dated 13 June 2022
22 Jun 2022 To committee Letter from Minister for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration on the outstanding questions from the evidence session on 11 May, dated 15 June
25 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safeguarding on Publication of Modern Slavery Fund Review 2019-2021, dated 20 May 2022
25 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire on White Paper on Fire Reform, dated 18 May 2022
25 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, dated 16 May 2022
25 May 2022 To committee Letter from Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on Ministerial Authorisation for Ukraine Schemes, dated 16 May 2022
18 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on changes to the Immigration Rules, dated 11 May 2022
18 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the impact of the Ukraine Schemes on business as usual, dated 11 May 2022
11 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on the Ukraine Schemes, dated 5 May 2022
11 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Independent Review of Prevent, dated 25 April 2022
11 May 2022 From committee Letter to the Home Secretary on the Independent Review of Prevent, dated 28 March 2022
11 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary on the Home Office 2021/22 Supplementary Estimates Memorandum, dated 25 April 2022
11 May 2022 From committee Letter to the Permanent Secretary on the Home Office 2021/22 Supplementary Estimates Memorandum, dated 28 March 2022
20 Apr 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on Ukraine, dated 31 March 2022
20 Apr 2022 To committee Letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions on deaf survivors of domestic abuse, dated 30 March 2022
20 Apr 2022 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Windrush Compensation Scheme, dated 30 March 2022
29 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Justice and the Minister for Crime and Policing on support for victims of crime, dated 23 March 2022
29 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on the Windrush Scheme and Windrush Compensation Scheme, dated 23 March 2022
23 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration on fees regulations, dated 16 March 2022
16 Mar 2022 From committee Letter to the Home Secretary on Visa Application Centres, dated 10 March 2022
16 Mar 2022 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State for Education on unaccompanied children at the Ukraine borders, dated 10 March 2022
16 Mar 2022 From committee Letter to the Home Secretary on unaccompanied children at the Ukraine borders, dated 10 March 2022
16 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary on the Undercover Policing Inquiry, dated 9 March 2022
3 Nov 2021 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Spending Review 2021, dated 25 October 2021
27 Oct 2021 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary following his appearance before the Committee on 22 September, dated 21 October 2021
22 Sep 2021 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary on Home Office estimates, dated 20 September 2021
14 Sep 2021 From committee Letter to the Permanent Secretary on Home Office estimates, dated 8 September 2021
19 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary to the Chairs of HASC and PAC on the Home Office transformation programme, dated 1 April 2021
3 Sep 2020 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary following up on his appearance before the Committee, dated 2 September 2020