Home Office (HO)

Statisticians working in the Home Office report to the Chief Statistician and Head of Profession for Statistics who works within the central support unit of the Science & Research Group under the Home Office Chief Scientific Advisor.

These statisticians are responsible for collecting and publishing statistics and for supporting policy development and delivery on the following key topics:

• Crime
• Police personnel
• Police powers
• Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation
• Firearms Certificates
• Drugs
• Asylum
• Control of Immigration
• British Citizenship
• Scientific Procedures on Living Animals