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Passports for 'looked after children': guidance notes for social services

General advice for social services departments making passport applications on behalf of children subject to care or supervision orders.

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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.

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Published 14 February 2011
Last updated 11 May 2026 show all updates
  1. Content relating to lost and stolen passports for children in care has been updated.

  2. Updated content to include applying via our online services.

  3. 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 Service’s care.

  4. These updated guidance notes include new Children's Acts and online applications.

  5. First published.

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