PVG & DBS Applications - ID checks & Overseas Criminal Record Checks

One item must come from the Group 1 List and two others can be provided from either the Group 1 or Group 2 lists as defined below:

GROUP 1
– Valid passport (any nationality)
– UK Driving Licence (Photocard, Full or Provisional – England/Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland/Isle of Man) – please note paper “counterpart” licences are no longer accepted as valid ID.
– Original UK Birth Certificate (issued within 12 months of date of birth, full or short form acceptable)
– Valid photo identity card (EU countries only) Valid foreign national ID card issued by the UK Borders Agency
– UK Firearms licence
– HM Forces ID card (UK)
– Adoption Certificate

GROUP 2 – NB:
1 Piece of ID must confirm your current address and must be dated within the last 3 months. This can be one of the documents marked with an *
Group 2 documentation with an ** must be issued within the last 12 months

– Marriage certificate/Civil Partnership Certificate
– Non-original UK birth certificate (issued after 12 months of date of birth, full or short form acceptable)
– P45/P60 statement *
– Utility bill (electricity, gas, water, telephone – including mobile phone contract/bill) *
– Valid TV licence *
– Credit card statement *
– Store card statement *
– Mortgage statement *
– Valid insurance certificate *
– Certificate of British nationality British work permit/visa **
– Asylum Registration Card
– Personal correspondence or a document from a Government Department *
– Bank or Building Society Document *
– Financial statement eg. pension, endowment, ISA *
– Valid vehicle registration document *
– Mail order catalogue statement *
– Court summons *
– Valid NHS card *
– Addressed pay slip *
– Child benefit book *