New British passport designs launched by the Home Office flaunt added security features and images from the country's history. The new travel documents, which are updated every five years, feature advances in the use of security printing by using UV and infrared light, inks and watermarks to stop fraudsters from forging the new designs. The travel document now shows seven men and two women, also included are iconic buildings and other historic landmarks, like the Penny Black stamp. The men who made the cut are, John Constable, John Harrison, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, Charles Babbage, and Antony Gormley and Anish Kapoor.
Also included, is William Shakespeare, who appears in a new high security watermark design on each page. The two women featured are, Elisabeth Scott- the architect, and Ada Lovelace, one of the first computer programmers. Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said, “By using some of the most advanced technology and security measures around, this passport design is the most secure that the UK has ever issued.”
