TrustID Are a Certified DVSP Approved Against UK Government Digital Schemes

By Jack Price | June 15, 2024 | Compliance, Digital identity, News, Online identity checks, Right to Rent, Right to Work

Did you know that TrustID was one of the first certified Digital Verification Service Provider (DVSP) for Right to Work (RtW), Right to Rent (RtR) and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks under the UK Digital Identity & Attributes Trust Framework?

We received DVSP certification following a rigorous audit process undertaken by the Digital Identity Systems Certification service authorised by DCMS and UKAS.

Why choose a certified DVSP?

Under the latest Right to Work guidance, it is mandatory that when choosing to engage the services of a DVSP to conduct right to work checks, they must be a RtW DVSP, be registered on the Office for Digital Identities Attributes (OFDIA) register, with a note on the register confirming they can provide right to work checks. A link to the TrustID listing can be found here.
DVSPs can carry out digital identity verification to a range of standards or levels of confidence. For Right to Work, the DVSP must make checks which satisfy a minimum of a Medium Level of Confidence (MLoC).
For the digital DBS Scheme, a certified DVSP must meet a minimum of MLoC for Basic checks and High Level of Confidence (HLoC) for Standard and Enhanced DBS checks.

Certification provides assurance that the DVSP meets relevant scheme guidance and the standards and Level of Confidence set out in the trust framework.

How do digital identity checks work?

Digital identity checks are an alternative way to confirm identity without meeting an applicant face to face or seeing an original document. Our online verification services combine identity document verification, facial matching technology, fraud checks and address verification services.

Our range of services offer you a choice of validation methods:

• a cloud-based service which doesn’t require anything to be downloaded (to meet both MLoC and HLoC)
• an eCloud product which requires an App to be downloaded to open a document’s RFID chip (option to achieve HLoC).

What does our certified DVSP status mean for you?

We’re excited that this certification continues to reinforce our position as a leading provider of identity verification and Right to Work services – and it now sits on an even stronger footing. Since the UK’s digital identity regime moved onto a statutory basis under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, certification against the UK digital verification services trust framework carries more weight than ever: it’s independently assessed, listed on the official government register, and as the framework moves to its 1.0 publication, will carry a recognised trust mark that makes it easy for employers and landlords to identify a reliable provider at a glance.

For you, that means peace of mind. Certification to the digital Schemes means we can continue to support identity validation and confirm eligibility, whether you’re onboarding remotely or face-to-face, and whatever mix of applicants you’re checking. Recent changes have also proposed widening what can be verified digitally, to include certain expired British and Irish passports and a broader range of documents and digital credentials, so more of your applicants can now be checked the digital way, not fewer.

At a time when many sectors are still under pressure to recruit quickly, having the option to digitally check an applicant’s Right to Work status offers a secure, compliant check that can significantly speed up onboarding. What’s more, for eligible applicants, you can make a single digital check that covers Right to Work, Right to Rent and DBS processes, backed by a provider whose certification, and the standards behind it, are only getting more robust.

For full details regarding our certification, please take a look at our listing here. 

Learn more about TrustID’s Right to Work and Right to Rent solutions or get in touch for a demo.