Consent to Act Director’s confirmation (Identity Verification Compliant) 
The model articles for private limited companies do not include a requirement that a person must consent to being appointed as a director. However, section 167(2)(b) Companies Act 2006, provides that the company must make a statement that the person has consented to act in that capacity. This statement is part of Companies House form AP01. Companies House will then follow up with the new officer by writing to them, confirming that their appointment has been filed on the public register and explaining their statutory general duties to them.
This Consent to Act template has been drafted with the above in mind and should be used by companies to confirm that the proposed director is a fit and proper person as well as providing the company with written comfort that the director has in fact consented to act and therefore allows the company to make the required statement to Companies House. This template has been drafted as a letter addressed to the company and will make a useful addition to a company’s internal housekeeping records.
This template has been updated to confirm that as part of the confirmation process, the prospective director has been successfully ID verified.
The introduction of the identity verification (IDV) regime is one of the key changes to UK company law under the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). Directors will need to be ID verified to act under the provisions of the ECCTA and there will be potential civil and criminal penalties for failure to do so. The voluntary period for IDV opened on 8th April 2025. IDV applies to directors irrespective of their nationality or where they are resident.
The ECCTA gives Companies House new and enhanced powers to help disrupt economic crime and the IDV regime is a key component of this.
Once fully implemented, it will no longer be possible to register an appointment of a director at Companies House nor for that director to act, until they have been ID verified.
Our guidance note here provides further details. IDV is expected to become a mandatory requirement for newly appointed directors from Autumn 2025.
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