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How to accept a vouch as evidence of someone鈥檚 identity
When you need to prove and verify someone鈥檚 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鈥檚 identity, you must get evidence about the 鈥榗laimed identity鈥� (who the person says they are).
A 鈥榲ouch鈥� 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鈥檚 identity. By following it, you鈥檒l meet the standards set in the guidance on how to prove and verify someone鈥檚 identity, also known as Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45.
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Published 22 October 2020