Price of a standard passport to rise to £85

And in future prices will rise in line with the UK.

It is the first price rise in the Bailiwick in a decade.

From 1 October the price for a standard adult or standard child passport will rise by £12.50 to £85 and £58.50 respectively.

This aligns with fees from HM Passport Office in the UK and the other Crown Dependencies.

The Passport Office offers a Fast Track service to customers for the processing of passports within eight working days, in certain circumstances.

The adult fees for this are rising by more than 30% – with charges rising from £107.50 to £140.

Meanwhile, the child fast track charge will rise from £81 to £122 – a 50% rise.

'The increased fees will reflect those of the UK and will ensure passport applicants contribute towards the cost of passport services,' a Home Affairs spokesperson said.

'Service provision cost continues to rise with the implementation of new systems, passport security features and the resource implications of British Citizen passport holders using their passports at the borders. Customers issued with Bailiwick of Guernsey variant British passports benefit from identical services such as consular support to that of any other British passport holder.'

The States decided in 1987 that it would pay the passport fees collected in the Bailiwick each year to Her Majesty's Government as part of the Bailiwick's contribution towards defence and overseas representation. This continues to be the case and the fees will, therefore, rise in line with those in the UK.

The contract to print the UK’s post-Brexit passport was taken from the UK banknote printer De La Rue, which has local links, and awarded to Franco-Dutch company Gemalto last year.