HM Passport Office

HM Passport Office is responsible for issuing British passports to UK citizens and managing passport services. It operates under the Home Office and ensures the security and integrity of the UK passport system.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.

0.1

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.

331

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.

100%

Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

12 articles

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New fees for passport applications

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Changes to passport application fees will take effect on 8 April 2026. ...

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Passport processing times and unprecedented levels of demand

Friday, 29 April 2022

There has recently been considerable press coverage of people facing holiday cancellations or travel disruption due to waiting times for passports....

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Allow up to ten weeks to apply for a British passport

Monday, 11 April 2022

People are urged not leave their application to the last minute, with demand at an all-time high. ...

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Her Majesty's Passport Office update on passport applications

Friday, 24 July 2020

Immediate changes to help those who urgently require a passport to travel....

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Report your lost or stolen passport

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Her Majesty’s Passport Office has teamed up with Action Fraud to raise awareness of the need to report lost and stolen passports....

Gemalto awarded the new passport contract

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Gemalto UK Ltd have been awarded the UK passport manufacturing and personalisation contract by Her Majesty’s Passport Office today....

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Customers to benefit from online passport application roll out

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

HM Passport Office has launched a new online passport renewal service as part of its drive to improve customer services....

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Government launches new crackdown on passport fraud

Wednesday, 21 December 2016

Students and young people are being urged to leave their passports at home when socialising on nights out in a new drive to prevent identity fraud....

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