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This is a reduction of 拢5 from the previous cost of 拢77.50 and will stay in place until March 2015. The price reduction is being introduced after a restructuring programme at IPS, resulting in savings of 拢40 million in the last financial year.

The UK passport, which is valid for 10 years, is cheaper than the equivalent in Australia (拢152) and the USA (拢88.36). It is also cheaper than New Zealand, where a five year passport is 拢77.76.

Immigration Minister Damian Green said:

鈥業t is good news that IPS have made savings which will be passed on to the public who use their services.

鈥楾his reduction is due to the hard work of all at IPS and I commend them for their dedication in delivering a stronger and leaner service in these tough economic times.鈥�

IPS Chief Executive Sarah Rapson said:

鈥楾he UK passport is one of the most trusted and secure documents in the world and last year we produced 5.4 million.

鈥業 am pleased that we have also been able to deliver a more efficient service whilst maintaining a high standard.

鈥榃e are committed to giving fee payers better value for money and this reduction is testament to the hard work of all involved here.鈥�

The savings mean that the majority of passport customers, including children and those who pay extra for a premium or fast track service, will benefit from a fee reduction as follows:

Customer 聽Service Type聽Current Fee聽New Fee聽Reduction (拢)
Adult 32 page聽Standard 聽77.50聽72.50聽5.00
Adult 48 page聽Standard聽90.50聽85.50聽5.00
Adult 32 page聽Fast Track (7 day) 聽112.50聽103.00聽9.50
Adult 48 page聽Fast Track (7 day) 聽120.50聽111.00聽9.50
Adult 32 page聽Premium (4 hours) 聽129.50聽128.00聽1.50
Adult 48 page聽Premium (4 hours) 聽138.50聽137.00聽1.50
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Child聽Fast Track (7 day) 聽96.50聽87.00聽9.50
Child聽Premium (4 hours) 聽109.50聽106.50聽3.00

Notes to editors

1.聽The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) is responsible for issuing UK passports and for administering the civil registration process in England and Wales. It is an executive agency of the Home Office.

2.聽Factfile on IPS:

• From Monday (September 3) a UK passport will cost 拢72.50 for ten years.
• This is cheaper than 拢152 in Australia, 拢88.36 in the USA and 拢77.76 for a five year passport in New Zealand.
• In 2011 IPS produced 5.4 million UK passports. Over 99 per cent of renewal applications were processed within two weeks.
• Piled on top of each other they would be as high as 168 Big Bens or laid flat they would cover 79 Wembley stadiums.
• A new UK passport is produced every two and a half seconds of every working day.
• The modern UK passport will be 100 years old on 1 January 2015.

3.聽There are various options available to apply for your passport to be renewed:

• A minimum of three weeks should be allowed when applying for our standard services, but there is no guaranteed turnaround time. The post office check & send service costs the standard passport price + 拢8.75.
• A fast Track service is available at an extra charge, and takes up to seven days once you have an appointment.
• A premium service is also available which allows you to renew your passport in one day, once you have an appointment.

4.聽For further information on applying for a passport, go to