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Referee confirming against official records (Route 2)

Referees confirming from official records (also known as Route 2) are professionals, who know you as a patient/client and are able to verify your identity against their official records held at their workplace.

Permitted list of referees matching details against their official records:

  • your Doctor / Dentist / Nurse / Administrator at your GP / Dental Surgery
  • your Teacher / Tutor / Head of Year / Administrator / Careers Adviser at your School / College / University (please ensure they are available during academic holidays as they must be contactable at their place of work)
  • your Social Worker
  • your Certified Solicitor
  • a Bank / Building Society staff member at your branch
  • your Prison or Probation Officer
  • your Jobcentre Plus work coach
  • your Immigration Adviser registered at the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
  • if you are employed with any of the above referees, they can verify your identity from their personnel records
  • if you are employed by a Public Authority / Government, your employer can verify your identity from their personnel records
  • if you are employed by a Local Authority, your employer can verify your identity from their personnel records
  • if you are employed by a UK business that has more than 250 staff, your employer can verify your identity from their personnel records.

If you have any document(s) confirming your identity, you should use a referee confirming against original document(s).

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