The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1745

Diplomatic Service

The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2009

Made

8th July 2009

Laid before the House of Commons

15th July 2009

Coming into force

3rd September 2009

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of July 2009

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(1) of the Consular Fees Act 1980(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 3rd September 2009.

2.  Schedule 1 to the Consular Fees Order 2009(2) shall be amended as follows—

(a) Part III shall be replaced with the following—

“PART III PASSPORT APPLICATIONS MADE TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

Fee			£
14.	Administering an application made abroad, including applications for replacing an expired passport, replacing a passport of restricted validity with a new passport of full validity, issuing a new passport with amended personal details and replacing a lost or stolen passport and, if the application is successful, providing a 32 page passport—
	(a)	where the applicant is aged 16 years or over (in addition to direct costs if any)	124.50
	(b)	where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) (in addition to direct costs if any)	79.50
15.	Administering an application made abroad, including applications for replacing an expired passport, replacing a passport of restricted validity with a new passport of full validity, issuing a new passport with amended personal details and replacing a lost or stolen passport and, if the application is successful, providing a 48 page passport (in addition to direct costs if any)		150.50
16.	Administering an application made abroad and, if the application is successful, providing an Emergency Passport		69.00
17.	Administering an application made abroad and, if the application is successful, providing a Temporary Passport valid for not more than one year		89.00
18.	Administering an application made abroad and, if the application is successful providing an Emergency Travel Document		89.00”

(b) Part IV shall be replaced with the following—

“PART IV PASSPORT APPLICATIONS MADE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Fee					£
19.	Administering an application made in the United Kingdom, including applications for replacing an expired passport, replacing a passport of restricted validity with a new passport of full validity, issuing a new passport with amended personal details and replacing a lost or stolen passport and, if the application is successful, issuing a 32 page passport—
	(a)	for applications made by post—
		(i)		where the applicant is aged 16 years and over	77.50
		(ii)		where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years)	49.00
	(b)	for applications made in person—
		(i)		where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the fast-track service	112.50
		(ii)		where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the fast-track service	96.50
		(iii)		where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the fast-track collect service	124.50
		(iv)		where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the fast-track collect service	106.50
		(v)		where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the premium service	129.50
		(vi)		where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the premium service	109.50
20.	Administering an application made in the United Kingdom, including applications for replacing an expired passport, replacing a passport of restricted validity with a new passport of full validity, issuing a new passport with amended personal details and replacing a lost or stolen passport and, if the application is successful, issuing a 48 page passport—
	(a)	for applications made by post			90.50
	(b)	for applications made in person—
		(i)	using the fast-track service		120.50
		(ii)	using the fast-track collect service		124.50
		(iii)	using the premium service		138.50
21.	Administering an application made in the United Kingdom and, if the application is successful, issuing a collective passport—
	(a)	for applications made by post			39.00
	(b)	for applications made in person			54.00”

Judith Simpson

Clerk of the Privy Council

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.

(1)

1980 c.23.

(2)

S.I. 2009/700.