A PASSPORT Office worker has warned that application delays are only going to get WORSE this summer. Millions of Brits have been told to wait up to 10 weeks for their passports due to a huge delay …
A PASSPORT Office worker has warned that application delays are only going to get WORSE this summer.due to a huge delay in applications.Credit: Alamy
This has led to a number of families having to cancel their holidays, with many of their passports even taking longer than the 10 weeks advised.that the delays are only "going to get worse" this summer, adding the current delays are the "tip of the iceberg" of problems. They explained that it was because the current system for passport applications is not "fit for purpose".
They also said that the major issue was staffing, saying: "They were trying to hire 1,700 staff but they haven’t realised anything like that number, because they can’t get the staff. It’s difficult to recruit on low wages and temporary contracts.”
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