What is Home Secretary?
{{Infobox official post | post = Secretary of State<br /><small>for the Home Department</small><hr/> | body = | insignia =Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg | insigniasize = | insigniacaption = [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Royal arms]] | image = Yvette Cooper 2024.jpg | incumbent = [[Yvette Cooper]] | incumbentsince = {{Start date|df=yes|2024|07|05}} | department = [[Home Office]] | style = Home Secretary<br>(informal)<br>[[The Right Honourable]]<br>(UK and the Commonwealth) | member_of = [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]<br>[[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]]<br>[[National Security Council (United Kingdom)|National Security Council]] | reports_to = The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|prime minister]] | status = [[Great Offices of State|Great Office of State]] | seat = [[Westminster]] | appointer = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|The Crown]] | appointer_qualified = on advice of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|prime minister]] | termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure]] | formation = 27 March 1782 | first = [[William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne|Earl of Shelburne]] | website = {{url|www.gov.uk}} |flag=Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg}} The '''home secretary''' in the [[United Kingdom]] is a senior [[Minister (government)|minister]] of the [[Government of the United Kingdom|British Government]] and the head of the Home Office. Since 5 July 2024, the office has been held by [[Yvette Cooper]]. She is responsible for [[immigration]], the [[police]] and other matters relating to the safety of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=David Lammy New UK Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper Interior Minister|url=https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/david-lammy-new-uk-foreign-secretary-yvette-cooper-interior-minister-7deb5c7b|access-date=5 July 2024|website=Barron's}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Secretaries of State for the Home Department| ]] [[Category:Members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom]] {{UK-stub}}