How to Use the Home Office in a Sentence

the Home Office

noun
  • He was granted right to remain by the Home Office in 2021.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Decisions about protective security are made by the Home Office, not the monarch.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • If an application is rejected, applicants will be told why and allowed to reapply, according to the Home Office.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Last year, Harry lost a court battle against the Home Office concerning the automatic protection.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Decisions on entry to the UK are a matter for the Home Office and the individuals concerned.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • Decisions on entry to the UK are a matter for the Home Office and the individuals concerned.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • As of February 25, 2026, that right disappears as the Home Office enforces new rules of entry.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • After initially losing his case against the government, the Duke of Sussex wrote to the Home Office asking for a full risk assessment to be carried out.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Lisa Nandy, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, is meeting with officials in the Home Office today to discuss how to resolve the situation.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The new changes include revoking the statutory duty to provide housing and financial support to certain asylum seekers, the Home Office said in a statement.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
  • The prime minister’s office referred questions to the Home Office, which provided the statement about the case but did not answer questions about Russian involvement.
    — ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • The reason the Home Office cited for cancelling their electronic travel authorizations, or ETAs?
    — Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
  • Renovations have been undertaken faster than expected and a 150-acre security cordon has been created around the home, in agreement with the Home Office.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • On the 13th of May, 2021, the Home Office sent agents out at dawn with orders to grab two Indian men, but what happened next is becoming a legend and a case study.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Even if Prince Harry and his family stay at a royal residence, there would be no additional security provisions, which are decided by the Home Office.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • In May of last year, Harry lost an appeal to reinstate his government protection, but in December the Home Office ordered a new full-scale review of his security.
    — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Mahmood said the suspect was not known to security services, counter-terror police or the Home Office’s Prevent program, a central plank of Britain’s strategy to combat terrorism.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In February, the Home Office said that almost 60,000 people had been deported since the government was elected in July 2024.
    — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But the Home Office on Thursday said the UK had received only the fifth largest number of asylum seekers in the EU+, after Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The royal household representative on the Royal and VIP executive committee [Ravec], overseen by the Home Office, is not there to advocate a position for a member of the royal family.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Festival Republic, the organizer behind Wireless Festival, announced the cancellation in a statement Tuesday, citing the Home Office's decision.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • How to get an ETA The fastest way to get an ETA is though the official UK ETA app, but applications may also be submitted through the Home Office's website for anyone who can't use the app.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The move recalls Tyler, the Creator being barred from entering the United Kingdom in 2015 after the Home Office cited lyrics from earlier projects like Bastard and Goblin in determining that his presence was a public safety concern.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Per The Guardian, Harry has been granted a full risk assessment and is awaiting a final decision from the royal and VIP executive committee, known as RAVEC, the Home Office committee responsible for authorizing such security protection.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 21 June 2026

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