The Home Office of Criminals and Criminal Gangs

Home office is fraught with danger, says one former permanent secretary. Culture of suspicion has a big impact on the way department views people seeking to enter britain from abroad. But where does this culture of suspicion come from? Go back a generation to 19 97 when asylum was barely on political radar. In june two thousand and one, david blunkett was promoted to home secretary. He came with a plan, but within months everything changed.