Compliance Requirements and Guidelines
As part of our standard procedures, we require certain compliance documents from all new employees. This is to ensure that we comply with all legal and regulatory employment laws including anti-discrimination, right to work and safeguarding regulations. The information below outlines all of the documentation we require and examples of suitable documents. It is important that all documentation provided is clear and legible so please consider this when providing digital copies/photographs of your documents.
Later on in the process you will be required to take original copies with you to the local branch in order to have the documentation officially verified.
What documents do we require?Right to Work Documents
Typical Documents include:
- UK Passport OR
- UK Birth Certificate OR
- Share Code - you can obtain a share code using your BRP Card
- If you are on a Student visa you must also provide your University enrolement letter, stating name and term dates if necessary.
Occasionally we may have to run a home office check which takes around 2 weeks to process.
Proof of Address - 1 of the below
The most common documents include:
- Driving Licence
- Bank Statement (dated within last 3 months)
- Utility Statement (dated within last 3 months, this cannot be a TV or mobile phone statement)
- A Mortgage, Pension or Council Tax Statement (dated within the past 12 months)
Proof of National Insurance - 1 of the below
The most common documents include:
- A P45 or P60 in your name
- A Payslip
- A Letter from HMRC
In order to apply for your DBS or PVG we also require 1 additional Identification document from the list below, that you have not already provided for the above. (In total you need to provide 4 different documents)
- Driving Licence
- Birth Certificate
- Passport
- Council Tax Letter
- P45/P60
- Bank Statement
If you do not have suitable documents available from the list above, you can view the Official Guidelines below that provide a more comprehensive list of accepted documents (these links will take you to third party websites)
