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The requirement to attend an interview will be introduced gradually, starting with modest volumes of interviews in a limited number of interview offices, from May 2007, with the Identity and Passport Service progressively adding further offices through to the end of 2007. This progressive introduction will enable the Identity and Passport Service to enhance the interview process for customers using feedback from the early interviews.
These measures are essential to protect our citizens from identity theft and to ensure that the British passport remains one of the most secure and respected in the world.
I have placed an Introduction of Passport Application Interviews document in the Libraries of both Houses setting out the updated plans.
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