Question follow-through · 80597
Passports: Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the list of accepted occupations for counter signatories of passports.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the list of accepted occupations for counter signatories of passports.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Oct 2025
Answer published
The current list of recognised professions is set out in guidance here: Confirming ID: referees (accessible) - GOV.UK. The guidance explains that these are examples of accepted professions rather than a definitive list. Similar professions will be conside...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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