Client Identification - Individual The Money Laundering Regulations 2007 oblige solicitors and other professionals to obtain satisfactory evidence of their client’s identity. To enable us to comply with our due diligence requirements under the Regulations we respectfully request that you provide us with the appropriate forms of ID as set out below. If the Individual is a regulated professional If you are a regulated professional who is subject to a regulatory body (e.g. SRA, FCA, ICAEW, GMC) then you do not need to provide us with any identity documents as listed below. Instead we simply need details of the regulatory body and their professional directory. If the Individual is not a regulated professional, we require the following To verify name and identity (ONE OF THE FOLLOWING)
Valid passport
Photocard driving licence (provided not used as evidence of address)
National ID card
Firearms and Shotgun certificate
AND, To verify address (ONE OF THE FOLLOWING)
Utility Bill [mobile phone not sufficient] (no more than 3 months old)
Bank/Building Society/Mortgage statement (no more than 3 months old)
Current Council Tax Bill
Current tenancy agreement
Photocard driving licence (provided not used as evidence of identity)
National ID card (provided address is shown and not used as evidence of identity)
Certification of Documents It is a requirement that all forms of ID are certified. If you intend to visit our offices in the next few days, please bring the forms of ID with you and we will arrange for a copy to be taken and certified.
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If you are sending us the above documents then you will need to arrange for a certified copy to be made and send us the original certified version. The following persons are authorised to certify documents: -
notary public
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legal professional
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tax adviser or accountant
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insolvency practitioner
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a credit or financial institution
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a post office
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