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Press Officer contact details and areas of responsibility.

The Home Office press office deals with enquiries from the media on any aspect of the department's work. Find contact details for the news and strategy team, and the specialist desks, below:

Director of Communications

Yasmin Diamond

 

Head of News

Head of News, Simon Wren C.B.E: 020 7035 3833

Deputy Head of News, Scot Marchbank: 020 7035 1141

Personal Assistant, Kay Featherstone: 020 7035 3863

 

Newsdesk

The newsdesk is the first point of contact for media on all breaking news and major developments. They also deal with:

• interview requests
• requests for facts, figures, statements, statistics
• diary information
• cross-cutting issues
• specialist areas including: mass fatalities, animal testing, extradition and mutual legal assistance
• Home Office corporate issues

 

Assistant Director News and support:Ray Tang: 020 7035 3854

Senior Press Officer, Gayle Douglas: 020 7035 3535

Caroline Jack: 020 7035 3535
Janie Lloyd-Jones: 020 7035 3535
Matt Genever: 020 7035 3535
Sharon Kean: 020 7035 3535

Robert Hall: 020 7035 3535
Nick Logan: 020 7035 3535

Tim Matthews: 020 7035 3535

Eva Perkins:020 7035 3535

Admin Desk

Office Manager, Stephen Hadley: 020 7035 3864
Ben Spittle: 020 7035 3862

 

 

The Specialist Desks

 

Strategy & Specialist Media

Assistant Director, Allan Ross: 020 7035 3860

Strategy and International Desk

Strategic planning, co-ordination of cross-cutting issues, corporate communications and long term forward planning. Also Home Office international business including Justice and Home Affairs in the EU.

Senior Press Officer, Alison MacLeod: 020 7035 3859
Senior Press OfficerKate Williams: 020 7035 3858
Nisar Hussian: 020 7035 3856

Stephen Rosenthal: 020 7035 3857

Media Team engagement team

Proactive work and features with long lead media; consumer and lifestyle magazines; BME media; non-news broadcast; online media; regional media.

Senior Press Officer, Peter Wilson: 020 7035 3827
Helena Markovic: 020 7035 6835
Nadia Ramsey: 020 7035 3825

 

Policing, Security, Crime and Community Safety

Assistant Director, Lisa Lee: 020 7035 3840

Policing and Security Desk

The policing and security desk supplies briefings and interviews on:

• police policy and reform
• counter-terrorism
• organised crime
• football disorder
• the Security Service (MI5)
• HM Inspectorate of Constabulary

Senior Press Officer, Richard Warburton: 020 7035 3823
Richard Knight: 020 7035 3848
Rachel Shaw: 020 7035 3830
Vacant: 020 7035 3852

Crime and Community Safety Desk

The community safetydesk supplies briefings and interviews on crime reduction and community safety, including:

• action against drugs
• anti-social behaviour
• violent crime
• firearms
• crime statistics

Senior Press Officer, Rachel Yeomans: 020 7035 3836
Andrew Bell: 020 7035 3835
Kerry Taylor: 020 7035 3831
Laura McCleary: 020 7035 3832

 

Immigration and Identity & Passport Service

Assistant Director, Wendy Fielder: 020 7035 3815

Immigration Desk

The immigration desk supplies briefings and interviews on all aspects of immigration policy, including:

• asylum
• work permits
• Border & Immigration Agency
• immigration removal centres
• nationality and citizenship

Senior Press Officer, Matt Laddin: 020 7035 3829
Zoe Paxton: 020 7035 3821
Rhiannon Spellman: 020 7035 3817
Cubby Fox: 020 7035 3820
Matt Jackson: 020 7035 3816

Jamie Davies: 020 7035 3820

Senior Press Officer, Stephen Carter (UKBA Regional Team): 020 7035 3853

Identity & Passport Desk

Specialist media planning, facilities, briefings and interviews on ID Cards, the Identity & Passport Service, the National Identity Scheme, and the Criminal Records Bureau:

Senior Press Officer: Toby Nation: 020 7035 3839
Sam Matthews: 020 7035 3819

 

Please note: responsibilities for criminal justice and offender management have now moved to the Ministry Of Justice (new window).

 

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