As part of your application, you will be asked to complete an ID verification check, which are managed by Atlantic Data. Depending on the information you provide in the application, you may be asked to complete a Digital ID check as part of your application. If a Digital ID check is not possible, you may be asked to complete a virtual ID check. In either circumstance, you will be given instructions as part of the application which you will need to follow.
Atlantic Data have a Digital ID Guide which explains what you need to do to complete the application. You can find this on the application site. You will need to click on your name and a pop-up box will appear:
You then need to click on the option "Information" which will take you to another page. On the Information page, you will need to click on the tab "Account Information":
An option for the Digital ID Guide should be available for you to click on:
If you have any difficulties with the Digital ID check, it is recommended that you contact Atlantic Data by emailing digitalsupport@atlanticdata.co.uk to ask for their advice. You will need to explain what you have done so far and the difficulties that you are having so they can resolve it on their end. It is recommended that you also provide any relevant screenshots so that they can see what the problem is.
Once you have completed the Digital ID check, you will need to share your Digital ID. To do this, you will be provided with a QR code in your online portal. You need to scan the QR code using the camera on your mobile phone and then select the digital ID to share with Staffordshire University. You will then need to do another liveliness check through your phone.
Once you have shared your digital ID, you then need to submit your application by logging back into your application and agreeing to the declaration. It is important that you remember to complete this final step, as your application will not be successfully completed until you have done so.
I’m struggling to find the right documents for a Digital ID check
The ID documents requested through Atlantic Data are the legal requirements of a DBS application. These are set by the Disclosure and Barring Service themselves; the University and Atlantic Data have no control over this. The mobile app you downloaded as part of the application process will automatically take you through the ID selection process and will guide you based on your response to each question or ID request.
If you are unsure what documents you can use, you should check the guidance on the Disclosure and Barring Service's ID checking guidelines.
For a Digital ID check, you should only need a UK bio-metric passport and UK address details.
If you only have a non-UK passport, you’ll be asked to provide a driving licence as an additional document. A driving licence issued by any country can be used, providing it contains the mandatory data required. The Atlantic Data process will be able to establish this as you complete your application.
If a driving licence is unavailable, then you will likely need to provide one document from the list below:
- 1. UK council tax statement - dated within the last 12 months
- UK Utility bill - dated within the last 3 months
- UK Bank/Building Society Statement - dated within the last 3 months
- UK Credit Card statement - dated within the last 3 months
- UK Mortgage statement - dated within the last 12 months
If you cannot provide any of the acceptable photo IDs, or do not have a UK address, then a digital ID cannot be achieved. This means that your ID will need to be checked through the virtual ID checking process.