Confirmation of Identity Verification 
This confirmation of identity verification template confirms that the prospective director has either been successfully ID verified or will complete the process. This is particularly important as companies are under an obligation to ensure that an individual does not act as a director unless their identity has been successfully verified. Failure to do so is a criminal offence. This letter provides comfort to the company that the director understands the importance of identity verification (IDV) and will facilitate the process. IDV is personal to the director and the Companies House personal code will be issued to the director once they have successfully ID verified.
The introduction of the IDV regime is one of the key changes to UK company law under the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). Directors must be ID verified to act under the provisions of the ECCTA and there will be potential civil and criminal penalties for failure to do so. Mandatory IDV for individuals who are directors commences on 18th November 2025. IDV applies to directors irrespective of their nationality or where they are resident. New directors must IDV in advance of their appointment. Existing directors' IDV is tied to the timing of the company's next confirmation statement due after 18th November 2025.
The ECCTA gives Companies House new and enhanced powers to help disrupt economic crime and the IDV regime is a key component of this.
It is no longer possible to register an appointment of a director at Companies House nor for that director to act, until they have been ID verified.
More information on the IDV regime can be found here and a checklist of headline points for the ECCTA can be found here.
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