A reminder to ALL Personnel with British Passports to check their Issue/Expiry dates.
Up until 2018 it was sometimes the case that a UK passport was issued with an expiry date in excess of the 10 year validity period, in some cases 1 years and 9 months. There are reported cases of the EU borders not accepting anything in excess of 10 years from date of issue.
All personnel should check passports in relation to 10 years validity against the date of issue of the passport NOT the stated expiry date. Passports issued after 2018 are valid for exactly 10 years.
Any queries to be directed to your Unit HR Admin in the fist instance.
You can read a BBC News story from March 2025 here regarding UK passport validity date issues.