Select Committee · Home Affairs Committee
The work of the Home Office
Status: Open
Opened: 12 Dec 2024
The Committee holds regular evidence sessions with the Home Secretary, the Permanent Secretary and other officials to ask questions about the policies, spending and administration of the Home Office.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2026 | Dan Hobbs · Home Office, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP · Home Office | View ↗ |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Dame Antonia Romeo DCB · Home Office, Jerome Glass CB · Home Office, Simon Ridley CB · Home Office | View ↗ |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Dame Antonia Romeo DCB · Ministry of Justice, Dame Antonia Romeo DCB · Home Office, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper · Home Office, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP · Home Office, Simon Ridley · Home Office | View ↗ |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Simon Ridley · Home Office, Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE · Home Office | View ↗ |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP · Home Office, Simon Ridley · Home Office, Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE · Home Office | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Ridley · Second Permanent Secretary | Home Office | 3 |
| Dame Antonia Romeo DCB · Permanent Secretary | Home Office | 2 |
| Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP · Secretary of State | Home Office | 2 |
| Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE · Permanent Secretary | Home Office | 2 |
| Dame Antonia Romeo DCB · Permanent Secretary | Ministry of Justice | 1 |
| Dan Hobbs · Director General, Migration and Borders Group | Home Office | 1 |
| Jerome Glass CB · Chief Operating Officer | Home Office | 1 |
| Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP · Secretary of State | Home Office | 1 |
| Rt Hon Yvette Cooper · Home Secretary | Home Office | 1 |
| Simon Ridley CB · Second Permanent Secretary | Home Office | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Home Secretary relating to the oral evidence sesson on 4 Februa… |
| 9 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Permanent Secretary relating to the Work of the Home Office 02.… |
| 19 Nov 2025 | From cttee | Letter to the Permanent Secretary relating to the oral evidence session on 11 … |
| 25 Feb 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Permanent Secretary following his appearance before the Committ… |
| 14 Jan 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls … |
| 7 Jan 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention regar… |