The U.K. government has apologized to British Equity actor Michael Sheldon, who was told that he could not provide a reference on a passport application because "acting is not a proper job," The Stage reported on Wednesday.Alan Brown, deputy director of policy for the Home Office's Identity and Passport Service, has written to Equity President Malcolm Sinclair to apologize after Sinclair complained on behalf of Sheldon, a West End actor who had provided a reference on a passport application for his daughter’s boyfriend. The application was rejected at interview by the passport office, because it said it did not regard an actor as an acceptable reference."I share fully concern about the remark made on the status of acting as a suitable occupation for passport purposes," Brown wrote in his letter to Sinclair. "That is both inappropriate and inaccurate. Please accept my apologies for the offence this has caused.
- 3/21/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
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