Passports: Applications
(asked on 2nd September 2022) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to clear (a) backlogs and (b) delays at the Passport Office.
This question was answered on 20th September 2022
Between January and July 2022, His Majesty’s Passport Office processed 96.4% of standard UK applications within the published processing time of ten weeks.
Elevated passport demand is expected to continue into 2023, and HM Passport Office is working to help ensure that people continue to receive their passport in good time.