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<p>The Home Office does not pay Post Office Ltd (POL) for providing either of the
passport Check & Send services. The handling charges by POL to passport customers
applying under both the digital and paper Check & Send services cover their costs
of providing these services, and for the onward secure transmission of applications
to Her Majesty’s Passport Office. This has been the case since the original service
was introduced in 1996, and will continue to be the arrangement until the current
Agreement ends on 31 August 2022.</p>
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