It is not possible for the Passport Service to provide the historical figures requested for the number of passport applications that were incomplete or experienced delays as this is only a temporary status for the application until such time as the application is complete.
The other information requested by the Deputy is outlined below in tabular form.
Applications received by month 1 January 2018 - 31 May 2022
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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January
|
82,137
|
104,315
|
102,276
|
31,279
|
135,811
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|
First time applications
|
15,362
|
21,154
|
22,447
|
7,350
|
28,361
|
|
Renewal applications
|
66,775
|
83,161
|
79,829
|
23,929
|
107,450
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|
February
|
80,414
|
99,738
|
90,510
|
25,822
|
154,930
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|
First time applications
|
16,864
|
27,923
|
22,610
|
4,790
|
33,163
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|
Renewal applications
|
63,550
|
71,815
|
67,900
|
21,032
|
121,767
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March
|
90,255
|
112,882
|
53,002
|
38,478
|
124,843
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|
First time applications
|
18,804
|
30,527
|
15,663
|
6,096
|
28,848
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|
Renewal applications
|
71,451
|
82,355
|
37,339
|
32,382
|
95,995
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|
April
|
109,751
|
103,436
|
13,825
|
46,177
|
129,410
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|
First time applications
|
23,159
|
25,696
|
1,420
|
7,370
|
27,489
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|
Renewal applications
|
86,592
|
77,740
|
12,405
|
38,807
|
101,921
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|
May
|
103,454
|
103,088
|
16,395
|
84,635
|
140,695
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|
First time applications
|
21,499
|
22,305
|
2,324
|
13,899
|
30,060
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|
Renewal applications
|
81,955
|
80,783
|
14,071
|
70,736
|
110,635
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|
June
|
83,725
|
86,526
|
42,485
|
80,890
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|
|
First time applications
|
18,005
|
18,332
|
8,148
|
15,614
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|
|
Renewal applications
|
65,720
|
68,194
|
34,337
|
65,276
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|
|
July
|
68,321
|
78,472
|
39,263
|
85,877
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|
|
First time applications
|
16,171
|
18,044
|
9,154
|
16,095
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|
|
Renewal applications
|
52,150
|
60,428
|
30,109
|
69,782
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|
|
August
|
57,449
|
63,249
|
32,179
|
97,957
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|
|
First time applications
|
14,660
|
15,773
|
7,707
|
16,455
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|
|
Renewal applications
|
42,789
|
47,476
|
24,472
|
81,502
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|
|
September
|
50,567
|
58,732
|
32,998
|
86,188
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|
|
First time applications
|
13,215
|
15,870
|
8,059
|
15,069
|
|
|
Renewal applications
|
37,352
|
42,862
|
24,939
|
71,119
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|
|
October
|
51,367
|
55,339
|
27,429
|
80,901
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|
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First time applications
|
14,075
|
16,710
|
6,760
|
15,030
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|
|
Renewal applications
|
37,292
|
38,629
|
20,669
|
65,871
|
|
|
November
|
47,580
|
49,805
|
20,398
|
70,084
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|
|
First time applications
|
13,896
|
13,986
|
4,145
|
14,030
|
|
|
Renewal applications
|
33,684
|
35,819
|
16,253
|
56,054
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|
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December
|
38,177
|
40,676
|
29,181
|
44,484
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|
|
First time applications
|
10,070
|
11,190
|
10,426
|
9,962
|
|
|
Renewal applications
|
28,107
|
29,486
|
18,755
|
34,522
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