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<p>The data held for secure delivery services does not break down losses by passports
only.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and percentages of passports
and supporting documents confirmed as lost in the possession of providers of secure
delivery services for each year from 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td
colspan="3"><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Overseas </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Passports
Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Documents Lost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%
of Documents Lost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Passports Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Documents
Lost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Documents Lost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>6,266,487</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>0.007%</p></td><td><p>414,812</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>0.02%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>6,152,384</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>0.003%</p></td><td><p>555,116</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>0.02%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>3,354,672</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>0.003%</p></td><td><p>593,388</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>0.01%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p>4,391,043</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>0.011%</p></td><td><p>432,441</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>0.04%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p>6,574,835</p></td><td><p>487**</p></td><td><p>0.007%</p></td><td><p>381,424</p></td><td><p>125***</p></td><td><p>0.03%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>* The data held does not distinguish between items confirmed as ‘lost’, and
those that declared as ‘stolen’.</p><p>** Data currently held from 1 January to 30
September.</p><p>*** Data currently held from 1 January to 31 October.</p>
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