You must report the loss or theft of your passport as soon as possible to the Identity and Passport Service. To reduce the possibility of anyone else using your passport or your identity, you will need to fill in and sign a lost or stolen declaration form (LS01) and return it to us.
All cases of theft must also be reported to the local police, as the crime reference details must be inserted in the relevant section of the LS01 form.
You can get this form from:
In addition, we recommend that you apply for a replacement passport as soon as possible. You can apply to us for a replacement passport as long as you are a British national and also:
24-hour Passport Adviceline: 0300 222 0000 (see terms and conditions). Calls made to 0300 numbers from landlines and mobile phones are charged to customers at their network provider's national rate. Live operators are available to assist with your enquiry 24 hours a day.
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