Identity cards and new Identity and Passport Service suppliers
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Guidance on the 2011 cancellation of identity cards, and information about new suppliers working with the Identity and Passport Service.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Information security
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Guidance on the 2011 cancellation of identity cards, and information about new suppliers working with the Identity and Passport Service. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Overview
- Identity card cancellation
- Using your identity card as proof of identity, age or as a travel document
- What to do with your identity card
- Returning to the UK with a cancelled identity card
- Cancellation of the national identity register
- Biometric residence permit
- New Identity and Passport Service suppliers
Source and licence
Home Office
AttributionHome Office, ‘Identity cards and new Identity and Passport Service suppliers’ (updated 31 October 2024), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026