Identification Requirements - Checklist for Individuals
To comply with the Money Laundering Regulations, we are required to obtain proof of identity for each client before we are able to open a file.
An original document from each column below must be presented in person by the owner themselves at our office, or alternatively copies sent in advance of a virtual meeting during which the originals can be seen.
If one document is being used for proof of name, then it cannot also be used for proof of address. All documents must be in date and not expired.
Our preferred documents are listed in priority order and should be used if available.
Provide one document from the primary list AND one from the secondary list per person.
Primary
Documents should show each client’s full name and photograph and either their current residential address or date of birth. All of these documents will bear a photograph:
To comply with the Money Laundering Regulations, we are required to obtain proof of identity for each client before we are able to open a file.
An original document from each column below must be presented in person by the owner themselves at our office, or alternatively copies sent in advance of a virtual meeting during which the originals can be seen.
If one document is being used for proof of name, then it cannot also be used for proof of address. All documents must be in date and not expired.
Our preferred documents are listed in priority order and should be used if available.
Provide one document from the primary list AND one from the secondary list per person.
Primary
Documents should show each client’s full name and photograph and either their current residential address or date of birth. All of these documents will bear a photograph:
- Current valid passport
- Current UK or EEA photocard driving licence
- National identity card bearing a photograph of the applicant
- Valid Shotgun Licence or Firearms Certificate issued by your local police force
- Valid Blue Disabled Driver’s Pass issued by a UK Local Authority (Council)
Secondary
Documents should show the customer’s full name (i.e. not initials) and either their current residential address or date of birth. These documents will not bear a photograph:
- UK (full only) driving licence bearing current address (paper version issued pre 1998)
- Local Authority Council Tax bill for the current year
- Utility Bill issued within the last 3 months
- Bank/Building Society statement dated within the last 3 months
- HMRC Tax Notification correspondence (including tax assessment; PAYE coding) please note a P45 or P60 is not acceptable
- Original mortgage statement from a recognised lender issued for the last full year
- Solicitor written confirmation of house move
Please Note:
Documents we will not accept include, but are not limited to
• Provisional driving licence
• Mobile phone bills
• Credit card statements
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Yates Legal is a trading name of Yates Legal Limited, a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales (number 13936912). Yates Legal Limited is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority SRA ID Number 8004732. Our professional rules can be found at https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/ A list of the company's directors is available from the company's registered office.