These notes provide general advice for social services departments when making passport applications on behalf of children subject to care/supervision orders or accommodated by voluntary agreement.
Published 14 February 2011 Last updated 14 September 2023 +show all updates
The guidance has been updated in accordance with updated policy around accepting referees and the criteria required to enable them to sign passport applications on behalf of children in Social Services care.
These updated guidance notes include new Children's Acts and online applications.