Remote identity screening
In December 2021, the Home Office and Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) announced that from April 2022, landlords and lettings agents would be able to use Digital Identity Service Providers (IDSPs) to complete the identity screening elements of tenant Right to Rent checks.
With the ending, on September 30th 2022, of the temporary remote measures brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses now need to adopt new working rules on UK Right to Rent checks.
Making the switch to a digital ID screening solution
From October 1st 2022, the remote measures put in place during the pandemic will come to an end. If you conduct Right to Rent checks, you will need switch to using a digital identity service provider (IDSP) to provide your digital Right to Rent identity screening checks, or return to manual, in-person checks of hard copy identity documents.
Digital checks have many advantages over manual identity screening.
What are the benefits of a digital screening solution?
Checking applicants’ Right to Rent status manually can be laborious, time-consuming, costly and inconvenient – for both businesses and applicants. Digital checking has many advantages over manual identity screening. It is faster, more convenient and more accurate.
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Supports remote working practices
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Accelerates the recruitment process
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Speeds up applicant onboarding processes
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Provides applicants with a user-friendly experience
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Enhances the security and accuracy of identity checks
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Reduces the risk to your business of identity fraud
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Provides your business with a statutory excuse
A certified Digital Identity Service Provider (IDSP)
HooYu has been certified against standards set in the UK government Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) to provide digital identity screening for Right to Work, Right to Rent and criminal record (DBS) checks. That means all areas of our governance, systems, controls and technology have been audited and reviewed and found to be robust, effective and safe.
HooYu ID Screen
By focusing on three key factors, HooYu ID Screen is engineered to make identity verification easy for both employers and service users.
A globally capable platform that verifies millions of IDs every year
Designed for global compliance
Build journeys for multiple geographies with differing compliance requirements.
Engineered for global ID document validation
HooYu has verified ID documents from 238 countires.
Refined for global users
The HooYu UI supports 24 user languages with auto language detection.
What do you need to think about when selecting an identity services provider?
Although not compulsory, the Home Office recommends that businesses use a certified IDSP to provide their digital identity checks - that ensures a provider meets all the standards and guidance laid out in the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework. But what else do you need to look for?
At HooYu they obsess about the customer account opening journey making sure they remove as many pain points as possible.
Transformation Lead, Account Onboarding
