Don't waste £490m redesigning the UK passport

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

A redesign of the British passport is due to take place in 2019 (coinciding with our EU exit) and the cost is said to be £490m. Do not waste this money - just pick a new colour, change the emblem and spend £489.9m on critical services instead. It would be a CRIME to waste this money so frivolously.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/brexit-plan-bring-back-blue-passports-500-million-home-office-redesign-project-a7662601.html

http://www.itv.com/news/2017-04-02/dark-blue-british-passports-could-return-after-brexit/

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The UK passport is routinely redesigned every five years to guard against counterfeiting. The Government is launching the procurement process now to ensure there is sufficient time to produce and design UK passports from 2019 when the current contract ends. The contract covers design, print, assembly and personalisation of passports.

We're not sure whether you would like the UK passport not to be redesigned at all, including to protect against counterfeiting. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

You can find out more about the procurement process for the new contract here:

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed7d8332-74cd-4e83-a41c-01472667348b?p=@NT08=UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJ

Timeline

3 Apr 2017	Petition opened for signatures
11 Apr 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Apr 2017

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