Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of children's passport renewal applications rejected on the grounds that both parents' consent could not be obtained due to the inability of one parent being unable to obtain a domestic violence related court order in each of the last three years.

An application for a British passport in the circumstances described would not be rejected due to the omission of a Court Order alone. His Majesty’s Passport Office supports customers who are vulnerable or at risk from harm based upon their individual circumstances and will explore all options to enable a passport application to be progressed.

Data relating to the reasons that an application for a British passport is rejected is not held in a reportable format and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.