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£350,000 for passport woes

FRUSTRATED travellers have received more than £350,000 in compensation for blunders by UK passport offices over the past three years, it was revealed yesterday.

Pay-outs for those who suffer miseries such as missing holidays due to errors have risen by 63 per cent during the same period, according to official figures.

The cost of mistakes at the Identity and Passport Service - which is responsible for implementing the government's ID card scheme - was disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act.


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