Dear Sir or Madam,

I would be grateful if you could inform me of the number Adults
applying for their first passport who have been called to attend an
interview at the Leeds Interview Office since it’s opening to the
present date.

Could you also please inform me of the number of Passport fraud
cases detected or under investigation as a result of this interview
process?

Yours faithfully,

Mr James Elsdon-Baker

Dear Mr Elsdon- Baker,

Thank you for your email of 28 October. Please find an acknowledgement
attached.

Yours faithfully,

On behalf of James Hall, Chief Executive
Identity and Passport Service

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Dear HQ Enquiries,

I'm still waiting for a response to the FOI request I made
enquiring about the volume of Passport Interviews held that the
cases of fraud detected or under investigation as a result. This
request is now overdue under the Terms of the Freedom of
Information Act and as such you’re breaking the law. I would
appreciate and immediate reply.

Yours sincerely,

James Elsdon-Baker

Dear Mr Elsdon-Baker,

Thank you for your email of 28 October . Please find a response attached.

Yours faithfully,

On behalf of James Hall, Chief Executive
Identity and Passport Service

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Dear HQ Enquiries,

Thank your for you reply, I did however request that information
was provided on number of applications received up until the
present date (as of 28th October), the information already in the
public domain also only runs up until the end of July 2008. Also I
asked about cases for fraud detected or under investigation,
although similar that is not the same as number of passports
refused.

Regards

James

Yours sincerely,

James Elsdon-Baker