Regulator Profile
Home Office
Enforcement Regulator4
Areas of regulation
19
Laws enforced
UK-wide
Firearms
Immigration
Security
Sponsor Licences
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.
Legal framework
Legislation that Home Office 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
- 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
Sectors regulated
Security