CRB Evidence
Evidence Documentation Requirements
Group 1
Primary Trusted Identity Credentials
- Valid Passport (any nationality)
- Current UK Driving Licence (Full or Provisional)
- Original UK Birth Certificate (issued within 6 weeks of date of birth)
- Biometric Residence Permit (UK)
Group 2a
Trusted Government/State Issued Documents
- Current UK Driving Licence (old style paper version)
- Current Non-UK Driving Licence
(valid if applicant is residing outside the UK at the time of application) - Birth Certificate (UK and Channel Islands)
(issued after 6 weeks of the date of birth) - Marriage/Civil Partnership Certificate (UK and Channel Islands)
- Adoption Certificate (UK and Channel Islands)
- HM Forces ID Card (UK)
- Fire Arms Licence (UK and Channel Islands)
Group 2b
Financial/Social History Documents
- Mortgage Statement ** (UK or EEA) (Non EEA not acceptable)
- Bank or Building Society Statement * (UK or EEA) (Non EEA not acceptable)
- Bank or Building Society Account opening Confirmation Letter (UK)
- Credit Card Statement * (UK or EEA) (Non EEA not acceptable)
- Financial Statement ** e.g. pension, endowment, ISA (UK)
- P45-P60 Statement ** (UK ) (UK Residence Permit)
- Council Tax Statement ** (UK and Channel Islands)
- Work Permit/Visa ** (UK and Channel Islands)
- Utility Bill * (electricity, gas, water, telephone – not mobile phone)
- Benefit Statement * e.g. Child Allowance, Pension
- A document from Central/Local Government/Local Authority giving entitlement * (UK and Channel Islands) e.g. from Department for Work and Pensions, the Employment Service, Customs and Revenue, Job Centre, Job Centre Plus, Social Security
- EU National ID Card
- Cards carrying the PASS accreditation logo (UK and Channel Islands)
- Letter from Head Teacher or College Principal (16/17 year olds in full time education – only used in exceptional circumstances when all other documents have been exhausted)
Please note:
If a document in the list of valid documents is:
- Denoted with * it should be less than 3 months old
- Denoted with ** it should be less than 12 months old
- Not Denoted – it can be more than 12 months old