Regulator profile
Home Office
Enforcement Regulator4 areas of regulation · 20 laws enforced · UK-wide
What Home Office does
Government department responsible for immigration, security, and law and order. Administers UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), issues sponsor licences for employers hiring overseas workers. Regulates private security through SIA. Oversees fire services and counter-terrorism. Issues licences for firearms, explosives, and controlled substances.
Additional information
Business Helpdesk (sponsor licences): 0300 123 4699. Immigration enquiries: 0300 790 6268. Address: 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.
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Types of regulation
Legal framework
Legislation that Home Office directly enforces.
Primary legislation
- Firearms Act 1968 Act 1968
- Immigration Act 1971 Act 1971
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Act 1971
- Computer Misuse Act 1990 Act 1990
- Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Act 1997 Act 1997
- Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 Act 1997
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Act 2000
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Act 2002
- Licensing Act 2003 Act 2003
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 Act 2006
- Immigration Act 2014 Act 2014
- Modern Slavery Act 2015 Act 2015
- Serious Crime Act 2015 Act 2015
- Immigration Act 2016 Act 2016
- Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Act 2016
Secondary legislation
- Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007 UK Statutory Instrument 2007
- Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Transparency in Supply Chains) Regulations 2015 UK Statutory Instrument 2015
- Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017 UK Statutory Instrument 2017
- Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Codes of Practice and Guidance) Order 2018 UK Statutory Instrument 2018
- Immigration Rules (Statement of Changes HC 395 and amendments) UK Statutory Instrument
Related legislation
Legislation connected to Home Office's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Administered / monitored
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British Nationality Act 1981
UK Act of Parliament 1981 -
Official Secrets Act 1989
UK Act of Parliament 1989 -
Police Act 1997
UK Act of Parliament 1997 -
Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
UK Statutory Instrument 2001 -
Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
UK Statutory Instrument 2017 -
Nationality and Borders Act 2022
UK Act of Parliament 2022 -
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
UK Act of Parliament 2025 -
Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2025
UK Statutory Instrument 2025 -
Official Secrets Act 1911 (opens in a new tab)
UK Act of Parliament
Other publications
10 additional documents from Home Office.
Sectors regulated
Coverage area
UK-wide