Couriers lose many new passports as deferrals compromise occasions abroad

Couriers lose many new passports as deferrals compromise occasions abroad

Couriers lost many passports over the pandemic, notwithstanding millions less being given as lockdown shut down global travel, new figures have uncovered. The tight sitting time for a grown-up passport renewal has ascended to ten weeks, and with warnings, this target is consistently missed; families face passing up summer breaks abroad with reports not returned in time. The disarray has set off inquiries in parliament and a promise from the Passport Office to recruit 700 new staff. Presently, figures uncovered in the Daily Mirror after data demand show that although…