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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to check a persons signature is genuine.

Staff must use this guidance when they need to check a persons signature is genuine. For example, when there is a need to complete confirming identity checks on the application or the signature is from a person who:

• has given additional authorisation and consent
• is a third party applying on behalf of an intended passport holder
• is a countersignatory or digital referee and we have asked them to confirm something is writing