Guidance
Titles: caseworker guidance
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to add and record titles and observations on a passport.
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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about titles, for example, Mr, Mrs or Dr, and titles of nobility.
It tells you how to record the customer’s title:
- on the passport processing system, in the title or other title field
- on the personal details page of a passport
- in observations you must add
Updates to this page
Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 22 October 2025
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Guidance updated as detailed in section 1.3.
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Published version 20.0 of the titles guidance. A full list of changes can be found in the guide.
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Added section on removing a title from a passport.
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Version 12.0 of guidance added.
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Accessible version added.
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This version of the guidance has been updated to tell staff what to do if the customer wants to add a religious title that is not shown in this guidance and make some minor formatting changes.
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First published.