NI and D.O.B...?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

But under the ML laws you are not. It doesn't matter how many times you say that you think your company is capable of 'validating' your identity. The law says that this is not enough.

tim

I (and I suspect a number of others) would be very interested to see the "chapter and verse" of the relevant law.

I suspect it's just an over enthusiastic interpretation, but I confess I haven't read the relevant Act and/or Statutory Instruments.

[tim123]

I (and I suspect a number of others) would be very interested to see the "chapter and verse" of the relevant law.

I suspect it's just an over enthusiastic interpretation, but I confess I haven't read the relevant Act and/or Statutory Instruments.

you may be right:

the reg that I think is applicable is here:

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2003/20033075.htm.

It is clear to me that the requirement in 4(2)c is satisfied and that someone ought to do some checking.

What is not clear is:

1) Why the term 'person' means you personally and your Limited Company. I agree that it should be the latter, but I am sure that I have seen a claim somewhere that it isn't.

2) Even if it does mean you, why the exception in 5(3) doesn't apply (with your limited being the second party and you being the third). Though this does only seem to apply to a one-off transaction and not to a series.

3) that the agency is a relevant business, as it doesn't immediately appear to be covered by the list in 2(2). But then it is absolutely certain that a car dealer (selling high priced cars) is a relevant business and that isn't obviously on the list either.

Perhaps this is all explained in the guidance notes, which will have no legal force if the act doesn't actually say what was intended. But proving that will require someone (the identity checker, not the identity giver) to stand up and challenge it.

tim

[Not So Wise]

NI and DOB could be coming from companies or local government that are using services like Comensura, basically a "service provider management company" aka another intermediary agency that manages the dealings between agencies and clients.

Place I am working at the moment started using them about 6 months ago and they started demanding this kind of stuff and references from all new and existing contractors otherwise their contracts would not get renewed

Told them to go to hell and funny enough still got my contract renewed