Don’t let your baby put your passport in the bin warns IPS

My baby daughter put it in the bin and it was stolen at a children’s birthday party, are just two of the reasons given for a lost passport.

According to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), each year more than 10,000 people accidentally put their passports in the bin.

Chief Executive of the Identity and Passport Service, Sarah Rapson warns: “Your passport is not only increasingly attractive to fraudsters, but it will cost you at least £77.50 to replace, so it’s really important that you keep it safe both when you are at home and when you’re abroad.”

For further information on what to do if your passport has been lost or stolen in the UK, visit www.directgov.uk or call the advice line on 0300 222 0000