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Royal Prerogative: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff about the Royal Prerogative in relation to passport applications.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 13 January 2012
• Last updated: 13 October 2025 — See all updates

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about the Royal Prerogative in relation to passport applications.

The Royal Prerogative is the means by which some of the executive powers of government, possessed by and vested in a monarch, are carried out.

Published 13 January 2012

Last updated 13 October 2025 + show all updates

1. 13 October 2025

   Guidance updated to remove references to Application Management System (AMS).

2. 24 November 2022

   Updated guidance.

3. 3 October 2022

   Accessible version added.

4. 16 June 2021

   Updated guidance.

5. 13 January 2012

   First published.