Supplementary code for Disclosure and Barring Service digital identity checks (1.0)

This is the 1.0 publication of the supplementary code for Disclosure and Barring Service digital identity checks. It sets out rules for digital verification services supporting Registered Bodies and Responsible Organisations to conduct identity verification as part of Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

It comes into force on on the date the first conformity assessment body (‘CAB’) is accredited to certify against it, which will be no earlier than 1 September 2026.

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