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Rules for digital and printed passport photos and how to get one
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Service Standard alpha assessment report Renew your driving licence with a new photo 16/03/2023
Find out how to take photographic evidence to show what you’ve done to complete an SFI action.
Apply for photo ID to vote (Voter Authority Certificate) in some elections and referendums in Great Britain if you do not have an accepted form of ID.
Government to take forward UK National Screening Committee recommendation on use of digital images to make it easier to identify cancer and speed up diagnosis.
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First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Product Safety Report for Gogoleue Digital Photo Frame presenting a high risk of electric shock.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Product Safety Report for Digital Photo Frame sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of fire and electric shock.
How to make a detailed record of what happens during a user research session.
How and when to publish a blog.
Collective (group) passports - who they're for, how to apply and how to get a collective passport changed
This template can be used for checking photographs for all passport applicants aged 6 and over.
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