Identity and Passport Service

Press releases

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This section holds news items from April 2006 onwards.

Press releases relating to passports and the Identity and Passport Service, published more than six months ago, can be found here..

• IPS appoints five suppliers for the National Identity Scheme

  Friday 23rd May 2008
  The five suppliers chosen to work with IPS to deliver the National Identity Scheme (NIS) were named today.

• IPS Chief Executive appointed new Registrar General

  Friday 2nd May 2008
  IPS Chief Executive James Hall has been appointed the new Registrar General for England and Wales.

• Way Forward on National Identity Scheme

  Thursday 6th March 2008
  The delivery of the National Identity Scheme gathered momentum today as plans were published for the introduction of identity cards for foreign nationals in 2008 and British citizens in 2009.

• Changes to passport rules for young people

  Wednesday 10th October 2007
  Young people aged 16 or 17 will be able to apply for a passport without parental consent, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) announced today.

• General Register Office to join Identity and Passport Service

  Wednesday 10th October 2007
  The General Register Office (GRO) in England and Wales will become part of the Identity and Passport Service from 1 April 2008.

• Thumbs up for ID Card / Criminal Record Check Trial

  Monday 1st October 2007
  Plans for a new service using ID cards to help make Criminal Records checks faster and more robust have been given a resounding thumbs-up by volunteers in a trial of the new process.

• Passport warning for Champions League fans

  Monday 17th September 2007
  Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has joined the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) to issue a warning to all supporters of Britain’s Champions League clubs...

• National Identity Scheme Moves Forward

  Thursday 9th August 2007
  Today marks another milestone in delivery of the National Identity Scheme with the start of the procurement process. For the first time in the UK there will be a single safe, trusted way for individuals, business and the State to prove...

• Securing Our Identity: A 21st Century Public Good

  Tuesday 19th June 2007

  The National Identity Scheme will place a publicly accountable power to protect identity in the hands of citizens - an essential defence against challenges created by revolutions in technology, travel and society, Home Office minister Liam Byrne told a Chatham House conference today...

• Removal of the fast track service for first-time adult passport customers

  Thursday 24th May 2007

  New anti-fraud measures mean people applying for their first ever adult passport cannot leave it until the last minute to apply. From 1 June 2007, first-time adult passport customers will no longer be able to use the fast track one-week service, as the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) introduces...