Yoti and Post Office have been certified for additional identity profiles under the UK Digital Identity & Attributes Trust Framework (DIAFT) for digital ID verification for the Digital Barring Service (DBS) scheme.
These new routes give candidates more choice and flexibility in the documents they can use to complete ID verification as part of a DBS check. This functionality will be live in the Yoti Identity Verification service at the end of November and is made possible thanks to a longstanding partnership with data insight specialist and Attribute Service Provider (ASP) Synectics Solutions.
Chris Lewis, Head of Solutions at Synectic Solutions said: “The partnership between Synectics Solutions and Yoti is based on a common goal – to support the creation of a Digital Identity market and to promote financial inclusion within it. The world and the way we navigate it is changing and it feels as though we are on the cusp of a new era, it is an incredibly exciting time.”
This is the same shared mission that saw Yoti and Post Office partner in February 2021. Since becoming the UK’s first government-certified Identity Services Provider (IDSP) in May 2022, they’ve shown the sheer power of what can happen when legislation meets innovation. With their market-leading offering of one-time Identity Verification, reusable Digital ID and In-Branch Verification, they’ve successfully partnered with the majority of the UK’s background screening companies.
For guidance on how to harness digital ID verification technology (IDVT) for right to work and DBS checks, please get in touch.
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About Yoti
Yoti is a digital identity technology platform that allows organisations to verify identities and credentials, online and in person. Yoti’s products span identity verification, age verification, document eSigning, access management, and authentication. In a strategic partnership to build the UK’s trusted digital ID network, Post Office and Yoti joined forces and became the UK’s first government-certified Identity Services Provider (IDSP) for right to work, right to rent, and DBS scheme. Yoti is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 for ID Verification Services, ISAE 3000 (SOC 2) Type 2 certified for its technical and organisational security processes. For more information please visit yoti.com.
About Synectics Solutions
Synectics Solutions works with data, and lots of it. 1/3 billion records to be precise. That data is used as a force for good by partnering with public and private sector organisations to build data sharing syndicates that provide meaningful insights and help contributors solve common problems. The challenges that Synectics Solutions help to solve are around organised financial crime, money laundering, customer identification and financial inclusion, which can only be addressed through collaboration.
Synectics Solutions is trusted by tier one banks, insurance companies and the likes of the Cabinet Office. Very few organisations can combine data and advanced technology in that way.
Synectics has been in business for almost 30 years. Over that time, they’ve won a number of accolades for being technological pioneers – including The Queen’s Award for Innovation – and along the way they’ve helped to identify and save organisations over £7.8 billion that could otherwise have been lost to error, fraud or wider financial crime.
Synectics is fully ISO27001 certified, is a UK Government Specified Anti-Fraud Organisation, and has the infrastructure, expertise and experience required to carry out the many business-critical data solutions for some of the world’s most regulated organisations.