MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
- EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY
Proof of identity (one of these)
Current signed passport.
Travel document issued to foreign nationals granted
permission to remain in the UK.
Current full UK driving licence.
Current UK provisional photocard driving licence.
Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Certificate CIS4
or CIS6.
Services Identity Card.
Inland Revenue PAYE coding notice.
Benefits book or Benefits Agency/Department of Work & Pensions notification letter.
Residence permit.
Current firearms certificate.
Proof of address (one of these)
Current full UK driving licence (if not already used
as proof of identity).
Current UK provisional photocard driving licence
(if not already used as proof of identity).
Bank, building society or credit union statement
or passbook (with a printed address).
Recent utility bill or a certificate/letter from
a supplier of utilities (not a mobile phone bill).
Current local authority tax bill.
Most recent original mortgage statement.
Benefits book or Benefits Agency/Department of Work & Pensions notification letter (if not already used as proof of identity).
Solicitor's correspondence (relating to a house
purchase and less than 2 months old).
Local council rent card or local council tenancy
agreement.
Proof of business address (one of these - if your business address is
different from your home address) ·
Bank of building society statements for existing
businesses (statements from last 6 months). ·
Recent utility bill for business premises (less
than 3 months old). ·
Local authority bill, i.e. business rates bill (valid
for the current financial year). ·
Accountant's correspondence (less than 3 months
old). ·
Solicitor's correspondence confirming new address.
The letter must be less than 2 months old and the solicitor (either
company or individual) must have an entry in Law Society Solicitors'
book.
Please don't worry if you don't have any of the items
listed above. Although the law does require us to have satisfactory proof
of your identity and address, we do have alternative procedures for customers
who are unable to produce any of these items.