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Customer due diligence identity checks- unacceptable documents

There has been a recent query about whether the identification cards used by seafarers can be accepted as identification when businesses carry out customer due diligence tests under the Money Laundering Regulations.

These cards are not acceptable. If you need to confirm someone's identity as part of your customer due diligence checks then you should only accept the following types of documentation:

  • Government issued items such as a passport or driving licence
  • non-Government issued secondary documentary evidence of identity which should only be accepted if it originates from a public sector body such as a local authority, or another regulated financial services firm