Supplementary code for digital right to rent checks (1.1) · 3. Identity verification

3.1. Acceptable documents

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3.1. Acceptable documents

3.1.a. For the purposes of digital right to rent checks, the identity must be created using one of the following documents:

- A British passport, or - An Irish passport, or - An Irish passport card.

3.1.b. If an expired passport or passport card is used to create the identity, it must have expired no more than six months before the date of the check.

3.1.c. The passport or passport card, whether expired or not, must be valid according to [GPG 45](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-check-someones-identity-1-0) and not be visibly clipped.

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3.1.a. For the purposes of digital right to rent checks, the identity must be created using one of the following documents:

- A British passport, or
- An Irish passport, or
- An Irish passport card.

3.1.b. If an expired passport or passport card is used to create the identity, it must have expired no more than six months before the date of the check.

3.1.c. The passport or passport card, whether expired or not, must be valid according to [GPG 45](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-check-someones-identity-1-0) and not be visibly clipped.

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Digital right to rent identities must be created using British or Irish passports or Irish passport cards meeting validity and expiration limits.

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synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 main

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-chunk-1

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-chunk-1

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 0-version-and-certification-validity-notes

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-0-version-and-certification-validity-notes

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 part-1-background-and-context

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-part-1-background-and-context

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 1-introduction

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-1-introduction

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 part-2-rules-of-the-rtr-supplementary-code

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-part-2-rules-of-the-rtr-supplementary-code

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 2-applicable-roles

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-2-applicable-roles

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 3-identity-verification

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-3-identity-verification

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-3-identity-verification-3-1-acceptable-documents

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-3-identity-verification-3-2-acceptable-gpg-45-profiles

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 4-data-to-share-with-landlords

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-4-data-to-share-with-landlords

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 5-using-a-holder-service-to-conduct-a-right-to-rent-check

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-5-using-a-holder-service-to-conduct-a-right-to-rent-check

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First published. · 2026-09-01T12:05:00Z

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Source: gov.uk/government/publications/supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1