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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Departments like the Home Office and those overseeing local government and the environment could see their budgets squeezed as the government targets cost cutting.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 June 2025
Not long after the Home Office posted the video, the governing Conservative Party lost power in a landslide, and the new Labour government immediately scrapped the policy.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
In a rare visit to the UK since moving to California, Harry, the younger son of King Charles, arrived at London’s Court of Appeal for a two-day hearing for the latest developments in his battle with the Home Office, the ministry responsible for the committee.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
While the number of Albanians arriving on English shores has fallen, the total number of migrants crossing the channel on small boats has increased by more than 30% so far this year, compared to the same period last year, according to an AP analysis of data released by the Home Office.
—Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
In another operation, the Home Office stopped £6 million ($8 million) worth of cannabis at Bangkok Airport.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Last year, Harry’s legal action against the Home Office was unsuccessful and the court initially refused him permission to appeal.
—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
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 June 2025
Not long after the Home Office posted the video, the governing Conservative Party lost power in a landslide, and the new Labour government immediately scrapped the policy.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
In a rare visit to the UK since moving to California, Harry, the younger son of King Charles, arrived at London’s Court of Appeal for a two-day hearing for the latest developments in his battle with the Home Office, the ministry responsible for the committee.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
While the number of Albanians arriving on English shores has fallen, the total number of migrants crossing the channel on small boats has increased by more than 30% so far this year, compared to the same period last year, according to an AP analysis of data released by the Home Office.
—Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
In another operation, the Home Office stopped £6 million ($8 million) worth of cannabis at Bangkok Airport.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Last year, Harry’s legal action against the Home Office was unsuccessful and the court initially refused him permission to appeal.
—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
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