Home Office: who runs it
Home Office, a ministerial department, lists 15 people in its leadership on GOV.UK, led by Gareth Davies (Permanent Secretary) and Simon Ridley (Second Permanent Secretary). Every name below comes from the body's own GOV.UK page: Home Office - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it).
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Permanent Secretary | Gareth Davies · profile on this site |
| Second Permanent Secretary | Simon Ridley · profile on this site |
| Director General, Asylum Group | Dr Rannia Leontaridi |
| Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services Group | Tara Smith |
| Director General, Homeland Security Group | Dr Michelle Haslem |
| Director General, Migration, Borders and International Policy and Programmes | Dan Hobbs |
| Director General, Digital and Innovation | Mike McCarthy |
| Director General, Border Force | Phil Douglas |
| Interim Border Security Commander | Duncan Capps |
| Director General, Immigration and Citizenship Service | Paul Morrison |
| Director General, Immigration Enforcement | Bas Javid |
| Lead Non-Executive Director | Rupert Soames |
| Non-Executive Director | Jan Gower |
| Non-Executive Director | Liz Cohen |
| Non-Executive Director | Mark Beaton |
Source
Home Office - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it). Each name links to that person's official page. Home Office: official page. Every UK public body we list. Name or role out of date? Tell us.