The work of the Home Office

Home Affairs Committee Open Regular evidence sessions
Opened: 12 Dec 2024 Parliament page
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.
5 Oral sessions
6 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 16 events
25 Mar
2026
Correspondence
4 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
4 Feb
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
9 Dec
2025
Correspondence
19 Nov
2025
Correspondence
11 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
11 Nov
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
3 Jun
2025
Oral evidence
3 Jun
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
25 Feb
2025
Correspondence
4 Feb
2025
Oral evidence
4 Feb
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
4 Feb 2026
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Dan Hobbs · Home Office Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP · Home Office
11 Nov 2025
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Dame Antonia Romeo DCB · Home Office Jerome Glass CB · Home Office Simon Ridley CB · Home Office
3 Jun 2025
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Dame Antonia Romeo DCB · Home Office Dame Antonia Romeo DCB · Ministry of Justice Rt Hon Yvette Cooper · Home Office Simon Ridley · Home Office
4 Feb 2025
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Simon Ridley · Home Office Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE · Home Office
17 Dec 2024
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Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP · Home Office Simon Ridley · Home Office Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE · Home Office
Correspondence 6 letters
25 Mar 2026 To committee Letter from the Home Secretary relating to the oral evidence sesson on 4 February 17.03.2026
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9 Dec 2025 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary relating to the Work of the Home Office 02.12.2025
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19 Nov 2025 From committee Letter to the Permanent Secretary relating to the oral evidence session on 11 November 18.11.2025
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25 Feb 2025 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary following his appearance before the Committee on 4 February 2025
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14 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls regarding the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse 13.01.2025
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7 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention regarding the use of facial recognition technology by the police 17.12.2024
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