UK Money Laundering Regulations (2007)
Customer Identification Requirements
Before we can open a savings account for you, we are required by law to verify your identity and address. We are also required to maintain up to date identification for all our customers. This means that we may require additional identification from time to time, even for customers who have held accounts with the Society for some time.
We will carry out an electronic search to verify your identity as the account holder(s). From time to time however, we are required to ask for further documentation as the information we have access to may not be complete. We will ask you to provide documents to verify your name and address as detailed below.
· If you are a UK National, we require one document from Section A and one document from Section B.
· If you are an EU National, we require one document from Section A and two documents from Section B.
· If you are a Foreign National, we require two documents from Section A and two documents from Section B.
Please note: we recommend that you do not send original documents through the post, please send certified copies or alternatively provide documents in person at our branch or one of our agencies.
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Section A
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Section B
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A certified copy or an original valid passport which shows your photograph, full name, date of birth and passport number.
A certified copy or an original valid photo-card driving licence which shows your photograph, full name, address, date of birth and licence number.
A certified copy or an original valid “old style” driving licence which shows your full name, address, date of birth and licence number.
A certified copy or an original valid firearms certificate.
A certified copy or an original letter or document dated within the last 12 months showing entitlement to any of the following:
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State or local authority benefit,
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Tax credits,
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Pension,
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Educational or other grant.
A certified copy or an original letter or document dated within the last 12 months from HMRC showing notification of your tax code.
For non-UK nationals, a certified copy or an original of your valid National Identity Card.
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A certified copy or an original Bank or Building Society statement dated within the last 3 months showing your name and address.
A certified copy or an original electricity, gas, water or telephone bill (not a mobile telephone bill) or statement dated within the last 3 months showing your name and address.
A certified copy or an original current council tax demand letter or statement showing your name and address.
A certified copy or an original credit card statement dated within the last 3 months showing your name and address.
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Notes:
We are unable to accept statements or bills printed from the Internet.
Where copies are provided these must be clear photocopies and must be certified by an independent professional person. The person signing the document must state on the copy that they have seen the original and (if the document bears a photograph) that the photograph is a true likeness of the individual. They must provide their full name and signature, occupation or status, address and telephone number.
For the purposes of certifying copy documents, we consider that a professional person includes the following: Accountant, Bank / Building Society Official, Barrister, Chemist, Civil Servant, Company Chairman / Director, Councillor, Dentist, Doctor, Fire Service official, Justice of the Peace, Member of Parliament, Officer of the Armed Services, Optician, Person with Honours (MBE, OBE etc), Police Officer, Post Office official, Social Worker, Solicitor, or Teacher.
All documents will be returned to you.
If you are unable to provide any documents from the lists provided, please telephone us on 0161 923 8065 to discuss alternative arrangements that may be possible. We will do all we can to find a suitable alternative to take account of your individual circumstances, however we regret that we cannot open an account without necessary identification.
