The occasions the royal prerogative has been used to remove passports from british citizens on public interest grounds from 1947 to 2005

* HM Passport Office * Home Office FOI release THE OCCASIONS THE ROYAL PREROGATIVE HAS BEEN USED TO REMOVE PASSPORTS FROM BRITISH CITIZENS ON PUBLIC INTEREST GROUNDS FROM 1947 TO 2005

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FOI 31801 YEAR NUMBER OF OCCASIONS THE POWER WAS INVOKED 1947 1 1948 1 1951 2 1953 1 1954 1 1960 2 1961 2 1966 1 1968 1 1969 1 1975 1 1976 1 2005 1 Back to top