BEING GAY, WORKING HERE
ANDREW GLANCY, Information Provision Manager
‘I started at the Home Office in September 2011. I’ve found the department to be a very supportive environment in which to work. An active staff network ensures that the voice of LGBT staff is heard at the highest levels of the organisation.’
QUICK FACTS
Offices all over Great Britain and 135 countries
Work is high-profile, varied and provides opportunities to deliver results, making a real difference to people’s lives
Salary varies with the grade, location and type of work within the Home Office
Over 28,000 employees UK-wide
Generous holiday allowance; flexible working hours; a great pension scheme; maternity, paternity and adoption leave
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WHO WE ARE
The Home Office includes the UK Border Agency, Border Force, Criminal Records Bureau and Identity and Passport Service.
MORE ABOUT US
In the Home Office we work openly and collaboratively while being professional and innovative, to ensure that everyone is treated with respect. We lead the national effort to protect the public from terror, crime and antisocial behaviour. Through our executive agencies, we manage border control for the UK and welcome legal migrants and visitors; we safeguard identity and citizenship; and we help to protect children and vulnerable adults by providing pre-appointment criminal record checks to employers and volunteering organisations.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Home Office has policy responsibility for a number of areas in varied locations throughout the UK and countries worldwide, namely, border control, policing, safeguarding identity, crime and counter-terrorism. The Home Office achieved second place in the Stonewall Top 100 Employers 2012, making it the leading government department. Our LGBT staff support network, SPECTRUM, ensures that the department and its agencies continue to ensure that we have the best talent in an environment where everyone can be themselves.
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