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Big trek for a passport; TRAVEL.


SCOTS who need a last minute passport have to travel up to 260miles to Belfast or Durham - as the Glasgow office is struggling.

The Identity and Passport Service The Identity and Passport Service is an Executive Agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom which became operational on 1 April 2006 after the passing of the Identity Cards Act 2006.  says the summer rush is behind the backlog.

But Sandra White MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. , who battled job losses in the Glasgow office, claims English postal applications have caused the problem.

The office was meant to stop postal applications after the job cuts last year.

The Identity and Passport service, said: "Any increase in postal applications has no impact on counter service."
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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Geographic Code:4EUUK
Date:Jul 20, 2009
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