Leisure Sector Update: Digital ID: Check before you accept

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Digital ID: Check before you accept

Licensed premises can now accept approved digital identification as proof of age when selling alcohol.

Accepting digital ID is an additional option and premises can continue to accept physical identification. Operators wishing to accept digital ID must first update their age-verification arrangements.

A digital ID must not be accepted simply because it appears on a customer’s phone. Staff cannot rely solely on looking at an app or image, it must be checked through a digital verification service which is certified and listed on the government’s DVS register.

Challenge 25 should continue to be applied consistently and staff must still make the final decision on whether an alcohol sale can proceed.

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Samantha Faud