Miss E Smith

Email: [FOI #18456 email]

Reference: FOICR 12911/09

19 October 2009

Dear Miss Smith,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your e-mail of 23 September in which you ask for information on passports issued to individuals who also have matching details.

I regret to inform you that the Identity and Passport Service does not hold the information that you have requested.

If you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent internal review of our handling of your request by submitting your complaint to:

Information Rights Team
Information and Record Management Service
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

[email address]

During the independent review the department's handling of your information request will be reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you with this response. Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.

I am sorry this may be a disappointing response.

Yours sincerely,

H Reid

Freedom of Information Team

Passport Adviceline: 0300 222 0000 (07.00 - 23.00, seven days a week).

Email us at [Identity & Passport Service request email]. Visit our website at www.ips.gov.uk.

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Headquarters

Parliamentary & Correspondence Management Team

8^th Floor, Globe House

89 Eccleston Square

London

SW1V 1PN

Tel (020) 7901 2426

Fax (0870) 336 9175

Email [Identity & Passport Service request email]

Web www.ips.gov.uk