Accepted Identification Documents

 

Following a review undertaken by the SIA, the documents that may be accepted as proof of identity have changed.  As a result, the Response Sheets have been updated and the tick boxes have been replaced with a section where the invigilator should write in the documents that have been checked together with the date of issue.

 

 

The requirement is now:

 

• Two identity documents from Group A.  At least one document must show the candidate’s current address and at least one document must show the candidate’s date of birth.

 

OR

 

• One identity document from Group A and two documents from Group B.  At least one document must show the candidate’s current address and at least one document must show the candidate’s date of birth.

 

 

The list of acceptable documents is as follows:

 

 

Group A Documents

 

• Signed valid passport of any nationality
• Signed UK photo driving licence (both parts of the full or provisional licence are required)
• Valid UK firearms licence with photo
• UK birth certificate or certified copy issued within 12 months of birth, but not a photocopy
• UK adoption certificate
• SIA exemption letter*

 

*Copy must be enclosed with candidate response sheet when submitted to Skills for Security for processing. Failure to enclose a copy of valid SIA letter where applicable may result in the paper being declared as void.

 

 

Group B Documents

 

• Valid EU photo ID card
• Signed UK paper driving licence
• Marriage certificate or Civil Partnership certificate, with translation if not in English
• Certified copy (not a photocopy) of a UK birth certificate issued more than 12 months after the date of birth
• Non-UK birth certificate, with translation if not in English
• P45 statement of income for tax purposes on leaving a job issued in the last 12 months
• P60 annual statement of income for tax purposes issued in the last 12 months
• Bank or building society statement issued to your current address, less than three months old.  More than one statement is acceptable if they are from different banks or building societies.
• Mortgage statement issued in the last 12 months.
• Gas, electric, telephone, water, satellite, cable, mobile phone contract, or utility bill issued to your current address within the last three months.  Only one item may fall into this category.
• TV licence if issued to the candidate at their current address in the last 12 months
• Pension, endowment or ISA statement issued in the last 12 months
• Certificate of British nationality
• British work permit or visa issued in the last 12 months
• Letter from the Inland Revenue, Department of Work and Pensions, Employment Service, or local authority.  More than one letter is acceptable if they are from different Government departments
• A credit card statement sent to the candidate’s current address within the last three months.  More than one statement is acceptable provided they are from different service providers
• Court summons issued in the last 12 months
• Child benefit book issued in the last 12 months
• A payslip with the candidate’s address and employer’s name or logo on provided it is less than three months old

 

You should always check that all documents presented are originals and are in the candidate’s current name unless they are accompanied by a deed poll document that confirms a change of name, or a valid adoption certificate.