Guidance

Help someone use 188体育 One Login

What you can and cannot do when you help someone you know create a 188体育 One Login and prove their identity.

You can help someone you know create a 188体育 One Login and prove their identity to access government services. They might be a friend, family member, or someone you support as part of your job.

This guidance tells you what you can and cannot help them do. You can share this with the person you鈥檙e helping so they know what to expect when they use 188体育 One Login.

What you can help with

You should let the person you鈥檙e helping complete as many of the steps as they can by themselves, but there are a few things you can help with.

Let someone borrow your phone or computer

You can let the person you鈥檙e helping borrow your phone or computer if they do not have their own.

Their personal information will not be saved on your device. If your phone or computer has a password manager, make sure the person you鈥檙e helping does not use it to save their 188体育 One Login details.

Remind them to sign out of 188体育 One Login after they鈥檝e finished.

Some technical information about your device will be collected by 188体育 One Login when the person you鈥檙e helping uses it. to find out what sort of information will be collected.

Help someone download and use the 188体育 ID Check app

If the person you鈥檙e helping has a photo ID, the quickest way to prove their identity is by using the 188体育 ID Check app.

You can let the person you鈥檙e helping borrow your phone to download the app. You might need to tell them the model or operating system of your phone to help them do this.

You can also help the person download the app on their own phone. They鈥檒l be given instructions on how to do this, but you can help show them what to do.

They might need to scan a QR code to use the app. You can help them with this if they get stuck.

They鈥檒l also need to scan their photo ID when using the app. You can do this for them if they鈥檙e having trouble holding the phone or their photo ID still.

If their photo ID has a chip in it, like a UK passport, they will also be asked to scan it a different way. They will need to put the phone on top of the document. You can help them do this - it鈥檚 a similar process to paying for something with a contactless card.

What you cannot help with

You should always avoid entering information on behalf of the person you鈥檙e helping.

Creating and signing in to their 188体育 One Login

Only the person you鈥檙e helping should be able to sign in to their 188体育 One Login.聽

When they create their 188体育 One Login, you should tell them to use an email address and phone number that either belongs to them or they have easy access to. If they do not have their own email address, you can help them set one up.

They鈥檒l need to enter a security code that鈥檚 sent to the phone number they use every time they sign in. This will help keep their 188体育 One Login secure.

Do not choose a password for them - although you should encourage them to choose a password they do not use for anything else.聽

Their password should be something that only they know. If you鈥檙e helping them create a 188体育 One Login in person, you should look away when they choose their password.聽

You should never enter their password or any security codes for them when they sign in.

Proving their identity

The person you鈥檙e helping will need to scan their face when they prove their identity with the 188体育 ID Check app.聽

If you鈥檙e helping them in person, avoid looking over their shoulder when they do this. The face scan will not work if it recognises more than one person.

They can prove their identity by entering their details and answering security questions if they cannot use the app. Only the person you鈥檙e helping should be able to answer these security questions. You should not try to do this for them.

You should look away when they answer the security questions if you鈥檙e helping them in person.

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Updates to this page

Published 12 April 2024
Last updated 19 April 2024 show all updates
  1. Added Welsh translation.

  2. First published.

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