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<p>The UK is a signatory to the 1961 Council of Europe treaty which provides for collective
passports for young people. Continued acceptance of these passports from those who
have ratified the treaty is current practice. The UK has not left the Council of Europe.</p><p>The
UK has left the EU, ended free movement and is aligning the entry of EU and non-EU
citizens. Citizens from outside the EU (and other EEA countries and Switzerland) cannot
use national identity cards for travel to the UK and EEA national identity cards are,
as a rule, less secure documents than national passports, hence they dominate the
figures for document abuse detected at the border. Our assessment is therefore their
continued use presents a risk to border security which we are no longer obliged to
accept.</p><p>All visitors from outside the EU are expected to hold a passport (and
visa where necessary) and those visiting from EU countries will be expected to do
the same.</p>
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