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Heads of UKVI and HM Passport Office confirmed
Sarah Rapson has been confirmed as the UKVI’s Director General, while Paul Pugh has been appointed as HM Passport Office's Chief Executive.
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Latest
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Heads of UKVI and HM Passport Office confirmed
- published 5 March 2014
- News story
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HM Passport Office: structure and salaries, 2013
- updated 5 March 2014
- Transparency data
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HM Passport Office: privacy policy
- updated 4 March 2014
- Policy paper
What we do
HM Passport Office is the sole issuer of UK passports and responsible for civil registration services through the General Register Office.
HM Passport Office is an executive agency of the Home Office.
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Equality, rights and citizenship
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Our announcements
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Heads of UKVI and HM Passport Office confirmed
- 5 March 2014
- News story
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Passport renewal: be travel savvy this summer and apply early
- 10 July 2013
- News story
Our publications
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HM Passport Office: structure and salaries, 2013
- 5 March 2014
- Transparency data
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HM Passport Office: privacy policy
- 4 March 2014
- Policy paper
Our statistics
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IPS performance data 2011 to 2012
- 25 March 2013
- Statistics
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IPS performance data 2010 to 2011
- 25 March 2013
- Statistics
Our management
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Paul Pugh
Chief Executive
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Sarah Rapson
Registrar General for England and Wales
Contact HM Passport Office
General enquiries
4th Floor, Peel Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Telephone: 0300 222 0000
Contact form https://eforms.homeoff...
Press enquiries
For journalists only 020 7035 3535
This service is for members of the media only. The Home Office press office handles all media enquiries for HM Passport Office.
Passports
Contact form https://eforms.homeoff...
Passport advice 0300 222 0000
The line is open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and from 9am to 5.30pm weekends and public holidays. Calls to 0300 numbers are charged at your network provider's standard national rate.
Birth, marriage and death certificates
General Register Office 0300 123 1837
The line is open 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 4pm on Saturday.
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