Identity checks
All documentation provided must be the original. Each one must be checked, copied and verified by the recruiting manager or an individual they delegate this to.
We will need proof of:
- name
- date of birth
- current address
- photographic identification
Documents we use as evidence of identity
Photographic ID
- passport – current or out of date
- photocard driving licence
- HM forces ID
- firearms licence
- cards carrying the PASS accreditation
Documents we may need that must be less than three months old
- bank or building society statement
- bank or building society opening confirmation letter
- credit card statement
- utility bill (not a mobile telephone bill)
- benefit statement (for example, child benefit or pension)
Documents we may need that must be less than twelve months old:
- mortgage statement
- council tax statement
- P45 or P60 statement
- financial statement (for example, pension or endowment)
Other forms of ID we may need
- birth certificate
- driving licence (paper version)
- marriage or civil partnership certificate
- adoption certificate
- central or local government agency or local authority document giving entitlement (for example, from the Department for Work and Pensions, Employment Service or HMRC)
- letter from a headteacher or college principal for 16 to 19-year-olds in full-time education (only if other documents cannot be provided)
- payslip