Post Office: Biometrics
(asked on 18th June 2019) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons there has been a three month extension from 31 March 2019 to the Post Office's contract to provide biometric services for his Department.
This question was answered on 21st June 2019
The Authority extended the concession agreement with the Post Office Ltd for the provision of Front Office Services from 31st March 2019 to 31st July 2019. The Post Office Ltd concession was extended to ensure continuity of service and no disruption to customers during the transition to the new UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service Centres (UKVAS) contract which was signed on 12th April 2018.