In April 2022 the DBS announced some changes to the manual ID evidence checking procedure.
The new guidance is a result of a yearlong consultation including trialing by a small number of organisations, the changes introduced
- Widen the range of documents that can be used to verify evidence including the inclusion of some digital documents for the first time.
- Align requirements for UK and non-UK applicants so the 3-route process is available to both.
- Change the process for checking evidence virtually where face to face is not possible.
- Removes the requirement to see an evidence document with a current address on.
- Require a record of evidence documents to be held for two years by evidence checkers.
The new guidance came into effect from 22nd April 2025 however there is a six-month transition period to enable organisations to update their processes with the new approach. Full details including scenarios and step by step guides are available here.
Maldon and District Community Voluntary Service will be holding a webinar for evidence checkers on 3rd June 2025. More details here.