the Home Office

noun

British

: the department in the British government that deals with the law, the police, and prisons, and that decides which people can come into the country

Examples of the Home Office in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In place of that, the Home Office is pressing ahead with its aim to build 14,000 more prison places by 2031. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026

Those could have facilitated 72,000 migrant crossings, the Home Office said. — Philip Aldrick, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Last year, Harry lost a court battle against the Home Office concerning the automatic protection. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

Decisions about protective security are made by the Home Office, not the monarch. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Rhymes for the Home Office

• interoffice