How Do I Interpret an Identity Check?

An Identity Check delivers an easy to understand set of indicators as to the existence and authenticity of an individual and all through a single search.

The identity will be classed as Verified or Not Verified. The minimum requirements for a Verified identity are:

  • 2 Residency matches
  • 1 Identity match and
  • 0 Alerts

Anything less will result in a Not Verified identity which suggest that you should obtain more information such as photographic identification.

Residency Checks (2)

  • Presence on Electoral Roll
  • Presence of credit agreement with different lenders
  • Presence on BT telephone database
  • Presence of court data

Identity Checks (1)

  • Date of birth match on Electoral Roll
  • Date of birth match on credit data
  • BT telephone database match

Alerts (0)

  • HM Treasury Sanctions
  • Senior Political Figures
  • Halo (Deceased)
  • Office of Foreign Asset Control

Additional Information

Linked Addresses

A list of addresses linked to the individual will also be included in the AML Check. You can click through to see more information on the address such as Electoral Roll details.

Electoral Register

Details of the individual and associates on the electoral regsiter at the address will be included if there are any matches.

You can find more details of the electoral register here:

https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/electoral-register/

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