The occasions the Royal Prerogative has been used to remove passports from British citizens on public interest grounds from 1947 to 2005 - GOV.UK

HM PassportOffice 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 Published

16 July 2014

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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