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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff on how to deal with:
passport applications to replace a passport a customer has reported as lost or stolen
a passport a customer had previously declared lost or stolen but has now found (known as a recovered passport)
Published 25 May 2011 Last updated 17 November 2022 +show all updates
Updated to reflect the change in our sovereign from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to His Majesty King Charles III.
Accessible version added.
Updated guidance and renamed to 'Lost, stolen and recovered passports: examiner guidance'.
