Legal Definition and Related Resources of Home Secretary

The Secretary of State at the head of the Home Office. He is the medium of communication between the Crown and its subjects. He is responsible for the maintenance of the public peace, and for the general administration of the criminal law, the police and prisons, and advises the Sovereign in the exercise of the prerogative of mercy. He exercises control over aliens and administers the various Factory and Workshop Acts

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Home Secretary in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Home Secretary. This legal term is related to the United Kingom and/or the English Legal System.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Work
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• Home Secretary in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• Home Secretary in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis