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==Responsibilities== {{main|Powers of the home secretary}} Corresponding to what is generally known as an [[interior minister]] in many other countries, the home secretary's remit includes: * [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|Law enforcement]] in [[England and Wales]] * Matters of [[national security]] * Issues concerning [[Modern immigration to the United Kingdom|immigration]] * Oversight of the [[Security Service (MI5)]].<ref name="gov.uk" /> Formerly, the home secretary was the minister responsible for prisons and probation in England and Wales; however in 2007 those responsibilities were transferred to the [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Justice]] under the [[lord chancellor]].
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