Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what systemic provisions are in place to support families who have fled domestic violence who wish to apply for passports that require countersignatures and documentation that might be difficult for them to secure given significant changes in their circumstances such as relocation or a change of name.

HM Passport Office has in place comprehensive guidance on handling passport applications from vulnerable customers, this includes victims of domestic violence.

This allows examiners to exercise discretion in applying normal requirements in relation to documentation or countersignatures.