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
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Last year, Harry’s legal action against the Home Office was unsuccessful and the court initially refused him permission to appeal.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Representatives for the Home Office have not yet responded.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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More than 6,000 Americans applied for British citizenship in 2024, the most since the Home Office began tracking applications two decades ago.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Newsweek also reached out to the U.K.'s immigration and security agency, the Home Office, for comment via email.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Google has provided end-to-end encrypted backup for Android devices since 2018 (and last year expanded them to Google Maps location history), but the Home Office’s order does not cover that firm, Menn reports.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 7 Feb. 2025
The woman remains in custody, the Home Office said.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
In 2022, the Helen Bamber Foundation found that out of 1,386 children initially assessed to be adults by the Home Office, 63 percent were later determined to be children by local authorities.
—Will Coldwell, The Dial, 3 Dec. 2024
Its membership includes the Home Office (the U.K. version of Homeland Security), the Metropolitan Police and the Royal Household.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Representatives for the Home Office have not yet responded.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Related article Political and social division is driving interest in ‘golden visas’
More than 6,000 Americans applied for British citizenship in 2024, the most since the Home Office began tracking applications two decades ago.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Newsweek also reached out to the U.K.'s immigration and security agency, the Home Office, for comment via email.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Google has provided end-to-end encrypted backup for Android devices since 2018 (and last year expanded them to Google Maps location history), but the Home Office’s order does not cover that firm, Menn reports.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 7 Feb. 2025
The woman remains in custody, the Home Office said.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
In 2022, the Helen Bamber Foundation found that out of 1,386 children initially assessed to be adults by the Home Office, 63 percent were later determined to be children by local authorities.
—Will Coldwell, The Dial, 3 Dec. 2024
Its membership includes the Home Office (the U.K. version of Homeland Security), the Metropolitan Police and the Royal Household.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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“The Home Office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Home%20Office. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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