Decision details

Joint Citizenship and Passport Checking (JCAP)

Decision Maker: Lead Member for Communities and Safety

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Seeling approval to charge a fee for the new JCAP service.  This allows our staff to check passport applications for proposective new citizens alongside our existing Nationality Checking Service.

Decisions:

15.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.

DECISION

15.2     RESOLVED to (1) agree that the Registration Service start to offer the Joint Citizenship and Passport Checking service on a cost recovery basis; and

(2) approve the fixed fee of £20 for providing this service.

Reasons

15.3     Providing the new JCAP service alongside our existing services allows the Registration Service to protect a valuable revenue stream as well as protecting the public and assisting in the counter-fraud agenda.  The cost is recouped at the point of delivery.

 

 

Report author: Rupert Clubb

Publication date: 03/05/2016

Date of decision: 27/04/2016

Decided at meeting: 27/04/2016 - Lead Member for Communities and Safety

Effective from: 05/05/2016

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