Federal Department of State for Home Affairs

The Federal Department of State for Home Affairs, most commonly referred to as simply the 'Home Department', is the Panemian federal government department responsible for immigration, security and law and order. As such it is responsible for policing, fire and rescue services, and visas and immigration and the Security Service. It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs, counter-terrorism and ID cards. It was formerly responsible for the Federal Prison Service and the National Probation Service, but these have been transferred to the Federal Department of State for Justice. The minister responsible for the department is the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, who is currently Anna Dowding.