UK passport overhaul adds new anti-forgery measuresPost by Cameron Davidson on 26th August 2010 in Industry news, Living abroad Emigrants who leave the UK and opt for international moving will have some new images to remember their homeland by if they renew their passports before their departure. The Home Office has just announced details of a redesign of the British passport, to feature images representing the four nations along with symbols of the UK's maritime heritage. The four nations of the United Kingdom will be represented by landscape scenes of the Giant's Causeway, Ben Nevis, the Gower peninsula and the white cliffs of Dover - the result of a Home Office staff competition to select national symbols. Weather symbols also feature heavily in the new design - perhaps indicative of the national obsession with the British climate. Identity and Passport Service Chief Executive Sarah Rapson said they had deliberately chosen scenic images, but that security had also been a major consideration. "The new design is part of our strategy to stay ahead of criminals who look to fraudulently alter or copy passports," she added. The new, detailed images imprinted on the pages are designed to make the passport more difficult to forge, while the holder's details, previously located on the inside back page, will be moved to the second page to bring the UK in line with the configuration used by other countries.
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