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Who applies

someone with parental responsibility; both parents’ details are needed; a child aged 12 to 15 signs too statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

Someone with parental responsibility for the child must apply for the passport. You need to give both parents’ details when you apply.

key

uk/gov/passport-child/who-applies

value

someone with parental responsibility; both parents’ details are needed; a child aged 12 to 15 signs too statement

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

hash

sha256:7b2a0535e1a302d26f19c1ed4c8a0eed121be1f9fd174a0fca75e26e0b0c5ada

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/passport-child/who-applies?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/passport-child/who-applies

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/gov/passport-child/who-applies",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/child-passport/who-applies",
    "uk/gov/passport-for-child/who-applies"
  ],
  "label": "Who applies",
  "value": "someone with parental responsibility; both parents’ details are needed; a child aged 12 to 15 signs too",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport",
  "quote": "Someone with parental responsibility for the child must apply for the passport. You need to give both parents’ details when you apply.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "hash": "sha256:7b2a0535e1a302d26f19c1ed4c8a0eed121be1f9fd174a0fca75e26e0b0c5ada",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..dpUIYz4HHapNIC8PnjrPmX6GoXOB13qo2JNheHEmFbe2zAw6y-BiK-BjX9FX3jPJqbNq2X61URX0G9B5sPwbCw",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/passport-child/who-applies",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport"
  }
}