The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends Schedule 1 to the Consular Fees Order 2009.

The Order increases the fees in Part III of Schedule I for administration of passport applications made to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as follows:

(i) the fee for a standard adult 32 page passport will increase from £124 to £124.50;

(ii) the fee for a passport for a child will increase from £79 to £79.50;

(iii) the fee for an adult 48 page passport will increase from £150 to £150.50;

(iv) the fees for an emergency passport, a temporary passport and an emergency travel document will remain unchanged.

The Order increases the fees in Part IV of Schedule I for administration of passport applications made in the United Kingdom as follows:

(v) the fee for a standard adult 32 page passport will increase from £72 to £77.50;

(vi) the fee for a passport for a child will increase from £46 to £49;

(vii) the fee for an adult using the guaranteed one week counter service (fast-track service) for a standard 32 page passport will increase from £97 to £112.50;

(viii) the fee for a child using the guaranteed one week counter service (fast-track service) for a standard 32 page passport will increase from £81 to £96.50;

(ix) the fee for an adult using the guaranteed one week counter service with the passport collected in person (fast-track collect service) for a standard 32 page passport will increase from £109 to £124.50;

(x) the fee for a child using the guaranteed one week counter service with the passport collected in person (fast-track collect service) for a standard 32 page passport will increase from £91 to £106.50;

(xi) the fee for an adult using the guaranteed same day service (premium service) for a standard 32 page passport will increase from £114 to £129.50;

(xii) the fee for a child using the guaranteed same day service (premium service) for a standard 32 page passport will increase from £94 to £109.50;

(xiii) the fee for an adult 48 page passport will increase from £85 to £90.50;

(xiv) the fee for an adult using the guaranteed one week counter service (fast-track service) for a 48 page passport will increase from £105 to £120.50;

(xv) the fee for an adult using the guaranteed one week counter service with the passport collected in person (fast-track collect service) for a 48 page passport will increase from £109 to £124.50;

(xvi) the fee for an adult using the guaranteed same day service (premium service) for a 48 page passport will increase from £123 to £138.50;

(xvii) the fees for a collective passport, for organised trips for schools and youth groups, will remain unchanged.

Full regulatory impact assessments of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of the business and voluntary sector are available from www.ips.gov.uk and from the Consulate Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Old Admiralty Building, London, SW1A 2PA and are annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum, which is available alongside this instrument on the OPSI website.