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The new cost for an adult standard passport will be 拢72.50 - a reduction of 拢5 from the previous cost of 拢77.50. The price of a new passport will stay in place until March 2015.

The passport price reduction is being introduced after a restructuring programme at the Identity and Passport Service (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.

Passport

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�

Passport renewal

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�

Passport application

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 passport fee reduction as follows:

New聽passport prices

Customer Service Type Current Fee New Fee Reduction (拢)

Adult 32 page Standard 77.50 72.50 5.00

Adult 48 page Standard 90.50 85.50 5.00

Adult 32 page Fast Track (7 day) 112.50 103.00 9.50

Adult 48 page Fast Track (7 day) 120.50 111.00 9.50

Adult 32 page Premium (4 hours) 129.50 128.00 1.50

Adult 48 page Premium (4 hours) 138.50 137.00 1.50

Child Standard 49.00 46.00 3.00

Child Fast Track (7 day) 96.50 87.00 9.50

Child Premium (4 hours) 109.50 106.50 3.00