Asked by: Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 17 July (HL9008), how many times in 2022 the Passport Office asked (1) male, and (2) female, parents renewing their child’s passport to provide documentation proving custody, or a written letter of authorisation from the other parent before issuing the passport.
Answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth
HM Passport Office is unable to provide the information requested as it is not held in a reportable format.