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Passports

Question for Home Office

UIN HL5791, tabled on 2 March 2017

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make arrangements for the police to have online access to the details of British passport holders held on the database of HM Passport Office.

Answered on

16 March 2017

Police forces are able to access passport records via an online portal for specific law enforcement purposes subject to a formal Memorandum of Understanding being in place with Her Majesty’s Passport Office, which governs access and ensures compliance with data protection requirements.

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Home Office