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  "title": "The Verification of Information in Passport Applications Etc.(Specified Persons) Order 2007",
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  "long_title": "This Order specifies certain persons for the purposes of section 38 of the Identity Cards Act 2006. Those persons are (a) the Registrar General for England and Wales, and (b) a credit reference agency with which the Secretary of State (acting through the Identity and Passport Service) has at the relevant time a contract for the supply of services relating to the provision of information concerning the identity of individuals. The relevant time is defined as meaning the time a requirement is imposed by the Secretary of State under the section.",
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