The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State. The Home Secretary is responsible for internal affairs within England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole of the United Kingdom; England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The remit of the ministry also includes ...
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The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State. The Home Secretary is responsible for internal affairs within England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole of the United Kingdom; England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The remit of the ministry also includes policing and matters of national security.
The incumbent is Alan Johnson, who was appointed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in June 2009. He succeeded Jacqui Smith who had declared her intention to resign partly as a result of the ongoing expenses scandal.
The Home Secretary is currently responsible for:
The British government has three separate departments for legal, judicial and civil rights issues: The Home Office (as specified above); the Attorney General's Office; and the Ministry of Justice, headed by the Secretary of State for Justice....
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