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HM Passport Office should prepare for similar levels of demand in 2023 after struggling to process post-Covid applications in 2022, audit warns

Long-serving comptroller and auditor general who scrutinised government spending and shed light on royal finances

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Nearly 100,000 “medical licensing” cases since April 2020 have been delayed by more than a year as the DVLA in Swansea tries to clear a Covid drivers' licence backlog

A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that those with medical conditions applying for a driving licence may have a longer delay. This comes after the DVLA cleared all backlogs and returned to normal processing times earlier this year for all standard applications.

‘While the figures are highly uncertain, large amounts of error and fraud are unlikely ever to be recovered,’ the report said

Government insists compliance checks minimised fraud from start of scheme

‘Billions went to people whose incomes increased during the pandemic, and billions more was lost in fraud and error,’ the National Audit Office said.

Few other British Prime Ministers have done more to erode faith in our democratic institutions, writes Head of Politics Jason Beattie