Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the attrition rate of (a) permanent, (b) full-time equivalent, (c) agency and (d) other staff in HM Passport Office was for the period between 1 January 2022 and 31 March 2022.

This data is not held in a reportable format. However, HM Passport Office staffing numbers have been increased over 1200 since April 2021.

This has delivered the operational capacity needed to process applications in record numbers, at approximately one million each month.

HM Passport Office will continue to recruit to cover staff leaving, ensuring it remains fully resourced.