http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/home/applying/british_nationality/nationality_checking.htmlThe Nationality Checking Service is a partnership between the Home Office Immigration & Nationality Directorate and local councils in England and Wales. It allows those people applying for British citizenship to make their applications, in person, at their local council offices. For a small fee,
participating councils will check that applications are completed correctly and have been submitted with all the necessary supporting documents and the correct fee. They will photocopy and certify valuable documents such as passports and will send the applications to the Home Office by special delivery post. Complete applications can be dealt with more quickly than those that are incomplete. Those using the service will be able to keep their passports rather than sending them to the Home
