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How to accept a vouch as evidence of someone’s identity
When you need to prove and verify someone’s identity, you must get evidence about them. A vouch is one of the types of evidence you can collect.
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When you need to prove and verify someone’s identity, you must get evidence about the ‘claimed identity’ (who the person says they are).
A ‘vouch’ is one of the types of evidence you can collect. A person vouches for someone else by declaring they know them as the claimed identity.
This guidance explains how you can accept a vouch as evidence of someone’s identity. By following it, you’ll meet the standards set in the guidance on how to prove and verify someone’s identity, also known as Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45.
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Published 22 October 2020