Guidance

Royal Prerogative: caseworker guidance

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

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 13 January 2012
• Last updated: 24 November 2022 — See all updates

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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.

Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 24 November 2022 + show all updates

1. 24 November 2022

   Updated guidance.

2. 3 October 2022

   Accessible version added.

3. 16 June 2021

   Updated guidance.

4. 13 January 2012

   First published.