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Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
What to do if you're having problems proving your identity with GOV.UK One Login using security questions.
Foresight project looking at how changes in the next 10 years will affect views of identity in the UK.
How to reclaim bona vacantia after a dissolved company is restored to the register.
Find out how to protect your details, how to report fraud and what HMRC does to help keep you safe online.
Leading food delivery companies will introduce enhanced security checks on their apps to prevent the market being abused by illegal workers, following discussions with the government.
The Identity Commissioner was the regulator of the National Identity Card Scheme.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.
A bogus immigration lawyer with no licence to practise has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for exploiting at least 19 victims for huge financial gain.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
Biometric residence permits (BRP) - what they are, personal data, how to report problems.
Application form ID2: certificate of identity for a corporate body.
Check what UIDs you need for your tobacco products and the specifications they need to meet.
This collection contains immigration staff guidance on making decisions about identity checks.
The principles government should apply when building a service where users can prove their identity, and what GOV.UK One Login is doing to meet the principles.
Keep your UK Visas and Immigration account details up to date - your mobile phone number, email address, name, identity document and UK address
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