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Welcome to the Home Office Identity & Passport Service Website.

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The Identity and Passport Service is responsible for issuing UK passports and identity cards and for the registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales. It is an executive agency of the Home Office.

News

  • Home Secretary affirms commitment to identity cards by accelerating rollout30 June 2009

  • De La Rue wins contract to produce the new passport book11 June 2009

  • Manchester citizens get first chance to apply for ID cards06 May 2009

Your identity

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Register your interest in identity cards and the NIS

Passports Directgov site

Renewals, first child, lost or stolen passports..

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Certificates

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What we do

  • Passports

  • Identity cards

  • General Register Office - birth, marriage and death records

How we work

  • Sustainable development

  • Equality and diversity

  • Our key partners

Publications

  • Corporate

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  • Research

  • Released information: disclosure log

Identity

  • Identity protection

  • Identity cards for critical workers

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