UK Criminal Record ID Check Guide (Basic, England and Wales)

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The enclosed document link will assist you in verifying a candidate's identity and to aid Verifile in conducting their background checks.

The guidance explains what Responsible Organisations need to do in order to verify the identity of individuals applying through them for DBS basic checks. Different guidance exists for checking the identity of applicants for standard and enhanced checks.

The person (applicant) must provide original documents (not copies) to prove their identity.

The applicant must provide a range of ID documents as part of the basic check application process. The documents needed depend on the route the application takes.

Please click on the following link for full guidance:

Basic check ID checking guidelines from 1 July 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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