The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Application and Issue of ID Card and Notification of Changes) Regulations 2009

Requirement to notify Secretary of State if ID card is lost, stolen etc.

16.—(1) An individual to whom an ID card has been issued must notify the Secretary of State if such individual knows or has reason to suspect that the card has been –

(a) lost;

(b) stolen;

(c) damaged;

(d) tampered with; or

(e) destroyed.

(2) A notification for the purposes of this regulation must -

(a) be given in one of the following ways -

(i) by telephone to a number designated by the Identity and Passport Service, as being a number which is available for the notification of changes under section 10 of the 2006 Act and the notification of lost, stolen, damaged, tampered with or destroyed ID cards under section 11 of that Act;

(ii) in person by prior appointment at an appropriate office of the Identity and Passport Service, or

(iii) if overseas, in person by prior appointment at a United Kingdom embassy or consulate;

(b) be given within a period of one month, beginning with the day on which the individual becomes aware that the card has, or may have, been lost, stolen, damaged, tampered with or destroyed; and

(c) include the provision of sufficient evidence to establish that the individual giving the notification is the individual to whom the ID card has been issued.