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When you verify someone’s identity for Companies House, you must meet our identity verification standard to comply with your legal responsibilities as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP). This is also known as a Companies House authorised agent.
The steps in this guidance outline the minimum checks you must do. You must complete every step to verify someone’s identity to the required standard.
You can complete the checks remotely, or in person. You can also use commercial identity verification providers or platforms to complete the checks for you.
If you use a commercial provider or platform, it is still for you to decide if the required information a person provides you with is true. You must:
- be satisfied that the provider or platform completes all of the required steps to meet the standard – if they only complete some, you’ll need to do the other steps yourself
- be able to explain and evidence why you have concluded that the steps they have taken are appropriate
If your identity checks do not meet the required standard, we could suspend or stop your business from acting as an authorised agent.
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When you verify someone’s identity for Companies House, you must meet our identity verification standard to comply with your legal responsibilities as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP). This is also known as a Companies House authorised agent. The steps in this guidance outline the minimum checks you must do. You must complete every step to verify someone’s identity to the required standard. You can complete the checks remotely, or in person. You can also use commercial identity verification providers or platforms to complete the checks for you. If you use a commercial provider or platform, it is still for you to decide if the required information a person provides you with is true. You must: - be satisfied that the provider or platform completes all of the required steps to meet the standard – if they only complete some, you’ll need to do the other steps yourself - be able to explain and evidence why you have concluded that the steps they have taken are appropriate If your identity checks do not meet the required standard, we could suspend or stop your business from acting as an authorised agent.