Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2018 to Question 126031 on passports, how many additional staff HM Passport’s Office will require to ensure that demand can be serviced without significant impact on customer experience; and how many staff have been recruited since January 2018.
Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) implemented a temporary increase in resource of 124 passport examiners to ensure demand could be serviced without significant impact on customer experience. HMPO has recruited 131 passport examiners between 1 January 2018 and 20 April 2018.