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Thousands of UK passports 'thrown out with rubbish' | Thousands of UK passports 'thrown out with rubbish' |
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Some 10,000 passports a year are probably thrown in bins, says the UK's Identity and Passport Service (IPS). | Some 10,000 passports a year are probably thrown in bins, says the UK's Identity and Passport Service (IPS). |
Launching a campaign urging people to keep passports safe, it warns the same number are lost in bars and clubs. | Launching a campaign urging people to keep passports safe, it warns the same number are lost in bars and clubs. |
The IPS said it had had reports of passports being stolen at gunpoint in Brazil, lost in jail, and left in the pocket of a coat donated to a tramp. | The IPS said it had had reports of passports being stolen at gunpoint in Brazil, lost in jail, and left in the pocket of a coat donated to a tramp. |
The IPS based its findings on analysis of applications for replacement passports, which cost £77.50. | The IPS based its findings on analysis of applications for replacement passports, which cost £77.50. |
Men replace more than 162,500 lost and stolen passports a year compared with about 112,000 by women, the IPS says. | Men replace more than 162,500 lost and stolen passports a year compared with about 112,000 by women, the IPS says. |
Criminal gangs | Criminal gangs |
Of all the lost and stolen passports in the UK, people in their 20s were responsible for 42.8% of the total - more than twice as many as the next nearest age group. | |
Those in their 30s lost 20.8% followed by people in their 40s, who lost 12.8%. | Those in their 30s lost 20.8% followed by people in their 40s, who lost 12.8%. |
IPS chief executive Sarah Rapson warned that passports were becoming increasingly attractive to criminal gangs wanting to steal identities. | IPS chief executive Sarah Rapson warned that passports were becoming increasingly attractive to criminal gangs wanting to steal identities. |
She said: "It's really important that you keep it safe both when you are at home and when you're abroad. | She said: "It's really important that you keep it safe both when you are at home and when you're abroad. |
"Remember to put your passport away after use. Don't leave it in a trouser or shirt pocket in the laundry pile." | "Remember to put your passport away after use. Don't leave it in a trouser or shirt pocket in the laundry pile." |
Some of the colourful reasons given for why people were parted from their passports include: | Some of the colourful reasons given for why people were parted from their passports include: |
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The service advised people to keep their passport in a place they can remember and to only carry it when absolutely necessary. | The service advised people to keep their passport in a place they can remember and to only carry it when absolutely necessary. |
It said people should use alternatives if they needed to prove their age and should keep a note of the number to help speed up the issuing of replacements. | It said people should use alternatives if they needed to prove their age and should keep a note of the number to help speed up the issuing of replacements. |
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