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Royal Prerogative: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff about the Royal Prerogative in relation to passport applications.

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Royal Prerogative

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about the Royal Prerogative in relation to passport applications. The Royal Prerogative is the means by which some of the executive powers of government, possessed by and vested in a monarch with regard to the process of governance of their state, are carried out.

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Published 13 January 2012
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