Guidance

Parental responsibility: what it is and how we check for it: caseworker guidance

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff what parental responsibility is and why we need it for passport purposes.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 24 January 2024

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff:

• what parental responsibility is and why we need it for passport purposes
• how to use the information shown in the passport application to confirm parental responsibility
• how to confirm parental responsibility if the child is registered as a British national (and the parents have not supplied a birth certificate)

Published 24 January 2024