How to meet Companies House identity verification standard · Step 1: Ask for information about the person
how to meet companies house identity verification standard step 1 ask for information about the person · in force: unknown
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The person will need to give you their: - full name and any former names - date of birth - home address - address history for the last 12 months - email address
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Relevance to Signicat: 3/3 · detailed summary (L4) Status: not needed for a short provision · Stored artifact; current recipe verification unavailable
Persons undergoing verification must provide full name, former names, date of birth, home address, address history, and email address.
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synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 main
synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/companies-house-idv-standard#how-to-meet-companies-house-identity-verification-standard-chunk-1
synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 step-1-ask-for-information-about-the-person
synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/companies-house-idv-standard#how-to-meet-companies-house-identity-verification-standard-step-1-ask-for-information-about-the-person
synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 step-2-get-evidence-to-verify-the-person-s-identity
synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/companies-house-idv-standard#how-to-meet-companies-house-identity-verification-standard-step-2-get-evidence-to-verify-the-person-s-identity
synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/companies-house-idv-standard#how-to-meet-companies-house-identity-verification-standard-step-2-get-evidence-to-verify-the-person-s-identity-documents-that-can-be-used-as-evidence
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synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 step-3-check-the-evidence-is-real
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synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 step-4-check-it-is-a-real-identity-and-it-belongs-to-the-person-claiming-it
synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/companies-house-idv-standard#how-to-meet-companies-house-identity-verification-standard-step-4-check-it-is-a-real-identity-and-it-belongs-to-the-person-claiming-it
synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 step-5-keep-records-of-the-identity-checks
synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/companies-house-idv-standard#how-to-meet-companies-house-identity-verification-standard-step-5-keep-records-of-the-identity-checks
synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 step-6-decide-if-you-can-verify-the-person-s-identity
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synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/companies-house-idv-standard#how-to-meet-companies-house-identity-verification-standard-step-6-decide-if-you-can-verify-the-person-s-identity-if-you-can-verify-their-identity
synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/companies-house-idv-standard#how-to-meet-companies-house-identity-verification-standard-step-6-decide-if-you-can-verify-the-person-s-identity-if-you-cannot-verify-their-identity
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Documents that have been cancelled or replaced with a newer one are now on the list of documents that cannot be used as evidence to verify someone's identity. eVisa is now on the list of photographic identity documents someone can provide an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) when documents are being checked with identification document validation technology. Insurance policy is now on the list of Group B documents someone can provide an ACSP when documents are being checked by a person. · 2026-06-19T13:28:14Z
Update to 'Option 1'. For option 1, you must use identification document validation technology (IDVT) to validate the cryptographic features of the document. If the document does not have cryptographic features (for example, if it’s a non-chipped document such as a UK driving licence), the technology you use must be able to validate the physical security features to verify the document. · 2025-12-09T11:31:43Z
Bullet point for group A documents changed back to previous content: 'another type of photographic ID listed on PRADO'. · 2025-10-15T16:03:10Z
Bullet point updated for group A documents you can provide: 'another type of photographic ID from the EU, its member states, or other countries participating in PRADO'. · 2025-10-09T16:19:20Z
Updated wording in Option 1 and Option 2: 'photographic identity' documents. Amended wording in Step 3: 'Companies House cannot recommend any specific training providers but they must follow the Home Office best practice guide'. Added bullet to Step 4: 'insurance policy documents that show the person’s home address'. · 2025-09-05T10:03:17Z
Improvements to guidance following user feedback. · 2025-04-08T10:30:04Z
The service to voluntarily verify your identity will be available on Tuesday 8 April 2025. · 2025-03-12T10:00:05Z
Other ways to verify someone’s identity – The launch of the service to register as a Companies House authorised agent has been postponed. We’ll update this page when a new date is confirmed. · 2025-02-24T10:26:05Z
Added translation · 2025-02-19T00:00:00Z
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Every claim the system makes about this text is traceable to these identifiers.